Which has more calories, Asparagus or Cucumber?

Asparagus has more calories than Cucumber: 20 kcal vs 15 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Asparagus or Cucumber?

Asparagus has more protein than Cucumber: 2.2 g vs 0.65 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Asparagus or Cucumber?

Asparagus has more fat than Cucumber: 0.12 g vs 0.11 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Asparagus or Cucumber?

Cucumber has more carbohydrates than Asparagus: 3.63 g vs 3.38 g per 100 g.

Asparagus vs Cucumber: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Cucumber has 15 kcal, so Cucumber has 25% fewer calories.

Asparagus has more protein (2.2 g vs 0.65 g). Asparagus has more fiber (2.1 g vs 0.5 g). Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 4.33 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus

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one asparagus (40g)handful (450g)bunch (500g)cup (175g)half cup (87.5g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Cucumber

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one cucumber (180g)slice (2g)cup (150g)half cup (75g)

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Asparagus vs Cucumber 100g Compare

per 100g	Asparagus	Cucumber
Calories	20	15
Carbohydrates	3.38 g	3.63 g
Fat	0.12 g	0.11 g
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	0.5 g
Protein	2.2 g	0.65 g
Calcium	24 mg	16 mg
Iron	1.14 mg	0.28 mg
Magnessium	14 mg	13 mg
Potassium	202 mg	147 mg
Sodium	2 mg	2 mg
Zink	0.54 mg	0.2 mg
Vitaminium A	756 IU	105 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.143 mg	0.027 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.141 mg	0.033 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.978 mg	0.098 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.274 mg	0.259 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.091 mg	0.04 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	52 µg	7 µg
Vitaminium C	5.6 mg	2.8 mg
Vitaminium E	1.13 mg	0.03 mg
Vitaminium K	41.6 µg	16.4 µg
Beta karoten	9 µg	45 µg

More Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is more calories than in cucumber.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and cucumber 15 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 33%.

In asparagus and in cucumber most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with cucumber in details.

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Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

58% CARBS.
38% PROTEIN
5% FAT

Cucumber 100g

15kcal

Calories source

80% CARBS
14% PROTEIN
5% FAT

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.