First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
| Cucumber | Chicken |
| Nutrient | cucumber | chicken |
| Protein | 9g | 20g |
| Carbohydrate | 48g | 0g |
| Fiber | 7g | 0g |
| Fat | 1g | 13g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 13g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 3g |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 4g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
| Nutrient | cucumber | chicken |
| Choline | 19% | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 11% | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 50% | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 3% | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 273% | 4% |
Cucumber have significantly more Vitamins C, K than chicken. Cucumber are a good source of Thiamin, Zinc. Cucumber are a great source of Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron. Cucumber are an excellent source of Vitamin K. Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | cucumber | chicken |
| Vitamin B1 | 36% | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 40% | 16% |
| Vitamin B3 | 11% | 43% |
| Vitamin B5 | 69% | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 48% | 23% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0% | 12% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
| Nutrient | cucumber | chicken |
| Sodium | 2% | 5% |
| Potasium | 56% | 5% |
| Calcium | 43% | 2% |
| Magnesium | 50% | 5% |
| Phosphorus | 55% | 24% |
| Iron | 62% | 18% |
| Manganese | 46% | 1% |
| Selenium | 9% | 35% |
| Copper | 55% | 6% |
| Zinc | 28% | 20% |
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