Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
brown rice
versus
cucumber
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in brown rice and cucumber:
Brown rice is high in calories and cucumber has 88% less calories than brown rice - cucumber has 15 calories per 100 grams and brown rice has 123 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, brown rice is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to cucumber for fat. Brown rice has a macronutrient ratio of 9:84:7 and for cucumber, 16:80:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Brown Rice | Cucumber | |
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Protein | 9% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | 80% |
Fat | 7% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cucumber has signficantly less carbohydrates than brown rice - cucumber has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and brown rice has 25.6g of carbohydrates.
Brown rice has 220% more dietary fiber than cucumber - cucumber has 0.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and brown rice has 1.6g of dietary fiber.
Cucumber and brown rice contain similar amounts of sugar - cucumber has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.24g of sugar.
Brown rice has 322% more protein than cucumber - cucumber has 0.65g of protein per 100 grams and brown rice has 2.7g of protein.
Both cucumber and brown rice are low in saturated fat - cucumber has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.26g of saturated fat.
Cucumber has more Vitamin C than brown rice - cucumber has 2.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cucumber has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cucumber has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.17mg of Vitamin E.
Cucumber and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cucumber has 16.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.2ug of Vitamin K.
Brown rice has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6. Both brown rice and cucumber contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Brown Rice | Cucumber | |
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Thiamin | 0.178 MG | 0.027 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.069 MG | 0.033 MG |
Niacin | 2.561 MG | 0.098 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.38 MG | 0.259 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | 0.04 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 7 UG |
Cucumber has 433% more calcium than brown rice - cucumber has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and brown rice has 3mg of calcium.
Cucumber and brown rice contain similar amounts of iron - cucumber has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.56mg of iron.
Cucumber has 71% more potassium than brown rice - cucumber has 147mg of potassium per 100 grams and brown rice has 86mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, brown rice has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than cucumber per 100 grams.
Brown Rice | Cucumber | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.011 G | 0.005 G |
Total | 0.011 G | 0.005 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, brown rice has more linoleic acid than cucumber per 100 grams.
Brown Rice | Cucumber | |
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other omega 6 | 0.004 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.355 G | 0.028 G |
Total | 0.359 G | 0.028 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Brown Rice or Cucumber .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Cucumber (Cucumber, with peel, raw) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 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 | |||