Cucumber is a non-starchy vegetable despite being classified as a fruit (contain seeds and developing from a flower. Cucumber is delicious, good source of minerals and vitamins. Cucumber’s mild slight melon taste makes a great complement to other foods. Pickled cucumber (pickles) loses most of the nutrients and is very sour.
Health Benefits of Cucumber
Cucumber is not a rich source of key vitamins nor antioxidants.
Nutritional Information:
| Amount Per Serving – 100g Calories: 16 *based on a 2,000 calorie diet |
Percent (%) Davily Value (DV) |
|
| Calories from Fat | 0 | |
| Total Fat (g) | 0.11 | |
| Saturated Fat (g) | ||
| Cholesterol (mg) | negligible | |
| Sodium (mg) | 2 | |
| Potassium (mg) | 147 | 3 |
| Total Carbohydrates (g) | 3.63 | |
| Dietary Fiber (g) | 0.5 | 18 |
| Sugars (g) | 1.67 | |
| Protein (g) | 0.65 | |
| Vitamin A (micrograms, mcg) | 0 | |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 2.8 | 5 |
| Calcium (mg) | 16 | |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) (mg) | 0.027 | 2 |
| Folate (microgram – mcg) | 7 | 2 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 24 | 3 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.28 | 2 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.040 | 3 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 24 | 3 |