Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pumpkin pie spice
versus
cucumber
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pumpkin pie spice and cucumber:
Pumpkin pie spice is high in calories and cucumber has 96% less calories than pumpkin pie spice - cucumber has 15 calories per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 342 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pumpkin pie spice is lighter in protein, lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to cucumber per calorie. Pumpkin pie spice has a macronutrient ratio of 6:69:26 and for cucumber, 15:80:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 6% | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 69% | 80% |
| Fat | 26% | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pumpkin pie spice is high in carbohydrates and cucumber has 95% less carbohydrates than pumpkin pie spice - cucumber has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 69.3g of carbohydrates.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 28 times more dietary fiber than cucumber - cucumber has 0.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 14.8g of dietary fiber.
Cucumber has 3.6 times less sugar than pumpkin pie spice - cucumber has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 7.8g of sugar.
Pumpkin pie spice has 786% more protein than cucumber - cucumber has 0.65g of protein per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 5.8g of protein.
Pumpkin pie spice is high in saturated fat and cucumber has 99% less saturated fat than pumpkin pie spice - cucumber has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 6.5g of saturated fat.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 736% more Vitamin C than cucumber - cucumber has 2.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 23.4mg of Vitamin C.
Cucumber and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cucumber has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 13ug of Vitamin A.
Pumpkin pie spice has 63 times more Vitamin E than cucumber - cucumber has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 1.9mg of Vitamin E.
Cucumber and pumpkin pie spice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cucumber has 16.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 28.4ug of Vitamin K.
Pumpkin pie spice has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, cucumber contains more pantothenic acid.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.131 MG | 0.027 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.137 MG | 0.033 MG |
| Niacin | 2.243 MG | 0.098 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.259 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4 MG | 0.04 MG |
| Folate | 24 UG | 7 UG |
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of calcium and it has 41 times more calcium than cucumber - cucumber has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 682mg of calcium.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of iron and it has 69 times more iron than cucumber - cucumber has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 19.7mg of iron.
Pumpkin pie spice is an excellent source of potassium and it has 351% more potassium than cucumber - cucumber has 147mg of potassium per 100 grams and pumpkin pie spice has 663mg 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, both pumpkin pie spice and cucumber contain small amounts of alpha-carotene.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| beta-carotene | 99 UG | 45 UG |
| alpha-carotene | 1 UG | 11 UG |
| lycopene | 7 UG | ~ |
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 100 UG | 23 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, pumpkin pie spice has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than cucumber per 100 grams.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.065 G | 0.005 G |
| Total | 0.065 G | 0.005 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pumpkin pie spice has more linoleic acid than cucumber per 100 grams.
| Pumpkin Pie Spice | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.715 G | 0.028 G |
| Total | 0.715 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: Pumpkin Pie Spice (Spices, pumpkin pie spice) and Cucumber (Cucumber, with peel, raw) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||