Cucumbers

Cucumbers are often served as pickles. Cucumbers are a good source of potassium and are very low in calories.

Healthy Cucumber Recipes:

• Cucumber Sambal
• Cucumber and Chicken Salad
• Cucumber Peach Salsa

The following nutrition information is for one serving of cucumbers. That would be about one cup of sliced cucumbers, or 52 grams. This general information is for any variety of raw cucumber with the peel.

Water: 49.52 g

Calories: 8

Protein: 0.34 g

Carbohydrates: 1.89 g

Fiber: 0.3 g

Sugars: 0.87 g

Total Fat: 0.06 g

Saturated Fat: 0.018 g

Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002 g

Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.028 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Calcium: 8 mg

Iron: 0.15 mg

Magnesium: 7 mg

Phosphorus: 12 mg

Potassium: 76 mg

Sodium: 1 mg

Zinc: 0.10 mg

Vitamin C: 1.5 mg

Thiamin: 0.014 mg

Riboflavin: 0.017 mg

Niacin: 0.051 mg

Pantothenic Acid: 0.135 mg

Vitamin B6: 0.021 mg

Vitamin B12: 0 mcg

Folate: 4 mcg

Vitamin A: 55 IU

Vitamin E: 0.02 mg

Vitamin K: 8.5 mcg

Phytosterols: 7 mg

beta Carotene: 23 mcg

beta Cryptoxanthin: 14 mcg

Lycopene: 0 mcg

Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 12 mcg

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Abbreviations:

• g = gram
• mg = milligram
• mcg = microgram
• IU = International Unit

Nutrient Recommendations for Women

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