Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken leg
versus
cucumber
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken leg and cucumber:
Chicken leg is high in calories and cucumber has 93% less calories than chicken leg - cucumber has 15 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken leg is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to cucumber per calorie. Chicken leg has a macronutrient ratio of 31:0:69 and for cucumber, 15:80:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chicken Leg | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 80% |
| Fat | 69% | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cucumber and chicken leg are low in carbohydrates - cucumber has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Cucumber has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - cucumber has 0.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than cucumber - cucumber has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 24 times more protein than cucumber - cucumber has 0.65g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Cucumber has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - cucumber has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and cucumber are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and cucumber does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cucumber does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has 13 times more Vitamin C than chicken leg - cucumber has 2.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has 460% more Vitamin A than cucumber - cucumber has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken leg and cucumber contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and cucumber does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cucumber has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Cucumber and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cucumber has 16.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both chicken leg and cucumber contain significant amounts of folate.
| Chicken Leg | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.073 MG | 0.027 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.141 MG | 0.033 MG |
| Niacin | 4.733 MG | 0.098 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.994 MG | 0.259 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318 MG | 0.04 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 7 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | ~ |
Cucumber and chicken leg contain similar amounts of calcium - cucumber has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Chicken leg has 146% more iron than cucumber - cucumber has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Chicken leg is a great source of potassium and it has 38% more potassium than cucumber - cucumber has 147mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg 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, chicken leg has more lutein + zeaxanthin than cucumber per 100 grams, however, cucumber contains more beta-carotene than chicken leg per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 91 UG | 23 UG |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 45 UG |
| alpha-carotene | ~ | 11 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than cucumber per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.155 G | 0.005 G |
| DHA | 0.01 G | ~ |
| EPA | 0.004 G | ~ |
| DPA | 0.012 G | ~ |
| Total | 0.181 G | 0.005 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken leg has more linoleic acid than cucumber per 100 grams.
| Chicken Leg | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.016 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 2.987 G | 0.028 G |
| Total | 3.003 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: Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) and Cucumber (Cucumber, with peel, raw) .
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||