Cucumber, raw vs Butternut squash, raw

In short

One serving each: 19 calories in cucumber, raw (1 cup, 120 g), 63 calories in butternut squash, raw (1 cup, cubes, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cucumber, raw: vitamin K (19×). More in butternut squash, raw: vitamin A, vitamin C (8.8×), vitamin E, vitamin B6 (4.5×) and 8 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cucumber, raw19 cal

1 cup (120 g) · 0.74 g protein · 3.5 g carbs (2 g sugars) · 0.22 g fat

Butternut squash, raw63 cal

1 cup, cubes (140 g) · 1.4 g protein · 16.4 g carbs (3.1 g sugars) · 0.14 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Vitamin A1% vs 83%

    6 µg vs 745 µg

  • Vitamin C4% vs 33%

    3.4 mg vs 29.4 mg

  • Vitamin K24% vs 1%

    28.8 µg vs 1.5 µg

  • Vitamin E<1% vs 13%

    0.036 mg vs 2 mg

  • Vitamin B63% vs 13%

    0.048 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Niacin (B3)1% vs 11%

    0.12 mg vs 1.7 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)3% vs 12%

    0.032 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Magnesium3% vs 11%

    12 mg vs 47.6 mg

  • Fiber2% vs 10%

    0.6 g vs 2.8 g

  • Folate2% vs 9%

    8.4 µg vs 37.8 µg

  • Potassium4% vs 10%

    204 mg vs 493 mg

  • Iron0% vs 5%

    0 mg vs 0.98 mg

  • Carbohydrates1% vs 6%

    3.5 g vs 16.4 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein0.74 g · 1.4 g1%·3%
  • Total fat0.22 g · 0.14 g<1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.044 g · 0.029 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit2.4 mg · 5.6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium19.2 mg · 67.2 mg1%·5%
  • Phosphorus27.6 mg · 46.2 mg2%·4%
  • Zinc0.24 mg · 0.21 mg2%·2%
  • Copper0.076 mg · 0.1 mg8%·11%
  • Selenium0.36 µg · 0.7 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.04 mg · 0.028 mg3%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Cucumber, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709784), Butternut squash, raw (SR Legacy 169295). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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