Never underestimate the cucumber, it has a range of wonderful health benefits. Lariciresinol, secoisolariciresinol and pinoresinol are antioxidants that support our immune system and are excellent for balancing hormone levels. These three phytonutrients are said to reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease as well as several types of cancer, including prostate, breast and ovarian. Cucumbers also contain another nutrient called fisetin (also found in strawberries), that helps keep the brain in good working order and has slowed down the development of Alzheimer's in laboratory experiments with mice.
A rich source of: vitamin K, vitamin B, vitamin C, phosphorus, copperr.
Cucumber, raw, flesh and skin
| Energy (kcal) | 14 |
| Energy (kJ) | 60 |
| Water (g) | 96.5 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 1.2 |
| Glucose (g) | 0.5 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0.7 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 1 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 7.1 |
| Protein % of calories | 28.6 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 1.2 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 8.6 |
| Carb % of calories | 34.3 |
| Fat (g) | 0.6 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 4.3 |
| Fat % of calories | 38.6 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | N |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | N |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | N |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 130 |
| Potassium (mg) | 179 |
| Calcium (mg) | 41 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 45 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 139 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.4 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.4 |
| Zinc (mg) | 1 |
| Chloride (mg) | N |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.9 |
| Selenium (µg) | N |
| Iodine (µg) | N |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0.2 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | N |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.2 |
| Niacin (mg) | 2.1 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 2.2 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 2.3 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.5 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0.2 |
| Folate (µg) | 27 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.5 |
| Biotin (µg) | 14.8 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0.7 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0.7 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 8 |
| Carotene (µg) | 8 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 9 |