Cucumber, raw leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Cucumber, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Cucumber, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g5.9 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g21.6 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g7 g
- Total sugarsless is better—13.8 g
- Total fat2.92 g1.6 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.29 g0.78 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg20 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1360 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg140 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg2.2 mg
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg120 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg32 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

