Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cheddar cheese
versus
cucumber
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cheddar cheese and cucumber:
Cheddar cheese is high in calories and cucumber has 96% less calories than cheddar cheese - cucumber has 15 calories per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 403 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cheddar cheese is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to cucumber per calorie. Cheddar cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 23:3:74 and for cucumber, 15:80:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cheddar Cheese | Cucumber | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 23% | 15% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 80% |
Fat | 74% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cucumber and cheddar cheese are low in carbohydrates - cucumber has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 3.4g of carbohydrates.
Cucumber has more dietary fiber than cheddar cheese - cucumber has 0.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cheddar cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of sugar - cucumber has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.48g of sugar.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 34 times more protein than cucumber - cucumber has 0.65g of protein per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 22.9g of protein.
Cheddar cheese is high in saturated fat and cucumber has 100% less saturated fat than cheddar cheese - cucumber has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 18.9g of saturated fat.
Cucumber has less cholesterol than cheddar cheese - cheddar cheese has 99mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cucumber does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has more Vitamin C than cheddar cheese - cucumber has 2.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cheddar cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 66 times more Vitamin A than cucumber - cucumber has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 337ug of Vitamin A.
Cheddar cheese has more Vitamin D than cucumber - cheddar cheese has 24iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and cucumber does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cucumber has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.71mg of Vitamin E.
Cucumber and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cucumber has 16.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 2.4ug of Vitamin K.
Cheddar cheese has more riboflavin, folate and Vitamin B12, however, cucumber contains more niacin. Both cheddar cheese and cucumber contain significant amounts of thiamin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Cheddar Cheese | Cucumber | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.029 MG | 0.027 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.428 MG | 0.033 MG |
Niacin | 0.059 MG | 0.098 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.41 MG | 0.259 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.066 MG | 0.04 MG |
Folate | 27 UG | 7 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.1 UG | ~ |
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 43 times more calcium than cucumber - cucumber has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 710mg of calcium.
Cucumber and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of iron - cucumber has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.14mg of iron.
Cucumber has 93% more potassium than cheddar cheese - cucumber has 147mg of potassium per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 76mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both cheddar cheese and cucumber contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Cheddar Cheese | Cucumber | |
---|---|---|
beta-carotene | 85 UG | 45 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 11 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 23 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, cheddar cheese has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than cucumber per 100 grams.
Cheddar Cheese | Cucumber | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.114 G | 0.005 G |
DHA | 0.001 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.01 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.017 G | ~ |
Total | 0.142 G | 0.005 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cheddar cheese has more linoleic acid than cucumber per 100 grams.
Cheddar Cheese | Cucumber | |
---|---|---|
other omega 6 | 0.036 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.171 G | 0.028 G |
Total | 1.207 G | 0.028 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cheddar Cheese (Cheese, cheddar) and Cucumber (Cucumber, with peel, raw) .
Cheddar Cheese 132g
(
cup
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Cucumber 301g
(
cucumber
)
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
532KCAL 27% |
|
>999% | calories | 5% |
|
45KCAL 2% | |
4.4G 2% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 150% |
|
11G 4% | |
|
5% | dietary fiber | >999% |
|
1.5G 6% | ||
0.63G | 5% | sugar | 694% | 5G | |||
44G 69% |
|
>999% | total fat | 5% |
|
0.33G 1% | |
25G 138% |
|
>999% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
0.11G 1% | |
12G | >999% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 0.02G | |||
1.2G | >999% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.1G | |||
131MG | >999% | cholesterol | 5% | ||||
862MG 58% |
|
>999% | sodium | 5% |
|
6MG 0.4% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
445UG 64% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
15UG 2% | |
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
8.4MG 11% | ||
32IU 6% |
|
>999% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
||
937MG 94% |
|
>999% | calcium | 5% |
|
48MG 5% | |
0.18MG 1% |
|
5% | iron | 366% |
|
0.84MG 5% | |
36MG 12% |
|
5% | magnesium | 8% |
|
39MG 13% | |
100MG 4% |
|
5% | potassium | 342% |
|
442MG 19% | |
0.04MG 4% |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 100% |
|
0.08MG 7% | |
0.56MG 51% |
|
460% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.1MG 9% | |
0.08MG 1% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 262% |
|
0.29MG 2% | |
0.09MG 7% |
|
5% | Vitamin B6 | 33% |
|
0.12MG 9% | |
0.54MG 11% |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 44% |
|
0.78MG 16% | |
36UG 9% |
|
71% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
21UG 5% | |
1.5UG 61% |
|
>999% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
||
0.94MG 6% |
|
943% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
0.09MG 1% | |
3.2UG 4% |
|
5% | Vitamin K | >999% |
|
49UG 55% | |
30G 60% |
|
>999% | protein | 5% |
|
2G 4% | |
22MG 5% |
|
22% | choline | 5% |
|
18MG 4% | |
0.04MG 3% |
|
5% | copper | 200% |
|
0.12MG 10% | |
|
5% | fluoride | >999% |
|
3.9UG 0.1% | ||
0.04MG 2% |
|
5% | manganese | 499% |
|
0.24MG 13% | |
601MG 86% |
|
735% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
72MG 10% | |
38UG 68% |
|
>999% | selenium | 5% |
|
0.9UG 2% | |
4.8MG 60% |
|
700% | zinc | 5% |
|
0.6MG 8% | |
49G | 5% | Water | 486% | 287G | |||
5% | Starch | >999% | 2.5G | ||||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |