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The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
Not to mention they're low in calories—an entire cup contains just 18 calories. "They also contain antioxidants, which can help fight oxidative stress in the body," Schneider adds.
Raw cucumber (with peel) is 95% water, 4% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and contains negligible fat. A 100-gram ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -ounce) reference serving provides 65 kilojoules (16 kilocalories) of food energy .
Similar to pickled vegetables such as sauerkraut, sour pickled cucumbers (technically a fruit) are low in calories. They also contain a moderate amount of vitamin K, specifically in the form of K 1. A 30-gram (1.1 oz) sour pickled cucumber offers 12–16 μg, or approximately 15–20% of the Recommended Daily Allowance, of vitamin K
Cucumbers are also low in fiber: 100 grams of cucumber has only half a gram of fiber, while the same amount of broccoli has 2.6 grams and brussel sprouts has 3.8 grams.
What Are the Best Uses for English Cucumbers vs. Persian Cucumbers? "When comparing Persian and English cucumbers, preference is often dictated by the specific culinary application," says Bower.
For example 60 ± 12 means that there's a 95% chance the score is between 60-12 (48) and 60+12 (72), 60 being the highest probability assuming a bell curve. In practice this means that if two foods have large uncertainty and have values close together then you don't really know which score is the higher.
Dawn Russell, health advocate and founder of 8Greens, is joining the TODAY Food team for this week's Wellness Wednesday to share two of her favorite good-for-you recipes she says help curb sugar ...