Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Cucumber VS Cooked Frozen Carrots

Weight per 100 calories

• Cucumber: 667g
• Cooked Frozen Carrots: 270g

Boiled and Drained Frozen Carrots have 2.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Whole Cucumber, which is low in comparison to other foods. Cucumber having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Cucumber or Cooked Frozen Carrots?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cucumber	14%	5%	81%
Cooked Frozen Carrots	6%	16%	78%

Macro Nutrients

	Cucumber	Cooked Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.76% 0.73g	1.9% 1.84g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.77% 0.25g	1% 0.32g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.1% 0.033g	7.43% 0.12g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1.1% 0.19g	4.6% 0.78g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	18.6% 24g	16% 21g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	15.4% 11g	15.2% 11g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	8% 5.8g	1.04% 0.76g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	% 5.07g	% 0.97g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.2g	% 9.3g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	8.77% 3.33g	23.5% 8.9g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	7.74% 4.33g	2.8% 1.57g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cucumber	Cooked Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	3.7% 33.3μg	254% 2286μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	15% 0.18mg	6.76% 0.081mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	17% 0.22mg	7.7% 0.1mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	4.1% 0.65mg	7.03% 1.12mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	34.5% 1.73mg	9.4% 0.47mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	20.5% 0.27mg	17.5% 0.23mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	21.4% 6.4μg	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	11.7% 46.7μg	7.43% 29.7μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	20.7% 18.7mg	6.9% 6.2mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	1.33% 0.2mg	18% 2.73mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	91% 109μg	30.6% 36.8μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cucumber	Cooked Frozen Carrots	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	10.7% 107mg	9.46% 95mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	30.4% 0.27mg	24.6% 0.22mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	0.22% 8.67μg	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	23.3% 1.87mg	18% 1.43mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	20.6% 86.7mg	7.08% 29.7mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	23% 0.53mg	19.6% 0.45mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	55% 25μg	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	23% 160mg	12% 83.8mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	29% 980mg	15.3% 519mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	3.64% 2μg	2.95% 1.62μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.89% 13.3mg	10.6% 159mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	12% 1.33mg	8.6% 0.95mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	17% 635g	6.6% 244g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Cucumber VS Cooked Frozen Carrots Nutrients Per 100 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Cucumber or Cooked Frozen Carrots?

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Cucumber vs Cooked Frozen Carrots:

• 100 calories of Cucumber have 2.2 times more Vitamin B1, 2.2 times more Vitamin B2, 3.7 times more Vitamin B5, 1.6 times more Vitamin B9, 3 times more Vitamin C and 3 times more Vitamin K than Cooked Frozen Carrots.
• While 100 kcal of Boiled and Drained Frozen Carrots contain 68.6 times more Vitamin A, 1.7 times more Vitamin B3 and 13.6 times more Vitamin E than Raw Whole Cucumber.
• Both Cucumber and Cooked Frozen Carrots provide similar amounts of Vitamin B6 per 100 calories.
• 100 calories of Cucumber have insufficient amounts of Vitamin E
• Both Raw Whole Cucumber as well as Boiled and Drained Frozen Carrots have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 calories.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Cucumber vs Cooked Frozen Carrots:

• 100 calories of Cucumber have 1.2 times more Copper, 1.3 times more Iron, 2.9 times more Magnesium, 1.9 times more Phosphorus, 1.9 times more Potassium, 1.2 times more Selenium, 1.4 times more Zinc and 2.6 times more Water than Cooked Frozen Carrots.
• While 100 kcal of Boiled and Drained Frozen Carrots contain 12 times more Sodium than Raw Whole Cucumber.
• Both Cucumber and Cooked Frozen Carrots contain similar levels of Calcium and Manganese per 100 calories.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• 100 calories of Cucumber have 7.7 times more Fructose and 2.8 times more Protein than Cooked Frozen Carrots.
• While 100 kcal of Boiled and Drained Frozen Carrots contain 3.6 times more Omega 3, 4.2 times more Omega 6 and 2.7 times more Fiber than Raw Whole Cucumber.
• Both Cucumber and Cooked Frozen Carrots offer comparable quantities of Energy, Carbohydrate and Sugars per 100 calories.
• 100 calories of Cucumber provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6