Cucumber vs zucchini

Cucumber, rawZucchini, with skin, raw
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 625 g of cucumber or 588 g of zucchini. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cucumber: vitamin K (5.9×) and copper. More in zucchini: vitamin C (6×), vitamin B6 (3.8×), riboflavin (2.7×), folate (3.2×) and 9 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cucumber, raw100 cal

625 g · 3.9 g protein · 18.4 g carbs (10.4 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Zucchini, with skin, raw100 cal

588 g · 7.1 g protein · 18.3 g carbs (14.7 g sugars) · 1.9 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Vitamin K150 µg · 25.3 µg
    125%21%
  • Vitamin C17.5 mg · 105 mg
    19%117%
  • Vitamin B60.25 mg · 0.96 mg
    15%56%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.21 mg · 0.55 mg
    16%43%
  • Folate43.8 µg · 141 µg
    11%35%
  • Niacin (B3)0.61 mg · 2.7 mg
    4%17%
  • Iron0 mg · 2.2 mg
    0%12%
  • Magnesium62.5 mg · 106 mg
    15%25%
  • Potassium1,063 mg · 1,535 mg
    23%33%
  • Fiber3.1 g · 5.9 g
    11%21%
  • Copper0.39 mg · 0.31 mg
    44%35%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.26 mg
    14%22%
  • Protein3.9 g · 7.1 g
    8%14%
  • Phosphorus144 mg · 224 mg
    12%18%
  • Zinc1.3 mg · 1.9 mg
    11%17%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat1.1 g · 1.9 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.23 g · 0.49 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates18.4 g · 18.3 g7%·7%
  • Sodiumlimit12.5 mg · 47.1 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium100 mg · 94.1 mg8%·7%
  • Selenium1.9 µg · 1.2 µg3%·2%
  • Vitamin A31.3 µg · 58.8 µg3%·7%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.19 mg · 0.71 mg1%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline37.5 mg · 55.9 mg7%·10%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Cucumber, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709784), Zucchini, with skin, raw (SR Legacy 169291). 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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