Cucumber vs Lettuce: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Cucumber has 15 kcal and Lettuce has 15 kcal, so they are equal in calories.

Relative to calories, Lettuce is the better protein source (9.07 g vs 4.33 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Cucumber - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cucumber - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cucumber
Serving size:
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one cucumber (180g)slice (2g)cup (150g)half cup (75g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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.
Lettuce
Serving size:
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one lettuce (200g)cup, chopped (75g)1 large leaf (18g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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 vs Lettuce 100g Compare


per 100gCucumberLettuce
Calories15 15
Carbohydrates3.63 g2.87 g
Fat0.11 g0.15 g
Dietary fiber0.5 g1.3 g
Protein0.65 g1.36 g
Calcium16 mg36 mg
Iron0.28 mg0.86 mg
Magnessium13 mg13 mg
Potassium147 mg194 mg
Sodium2 mg28 mg
Zink0.2 mg0.18 mg
Vitaminium A105 IU7405 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.027 mg0.07 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.033 mg0.08 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.098 mg0.375 mg
Vitaminium B50.259 mg0.134 mg
Vitaminium B60.04 mg0.09 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)7 µg38 µg
Vitaminium C2.8 mg9.2 mg
Vitaminium E0.03 mg0.29 mg
Vitaminium K16.4 µg126.3 µg
Beta karoten45 µg4443 µg

Less Calories in Cucumber

At first glance, you can see that in cucumber is just a little less calories than in lettuce.

Cucumber has 15 kcal per 100g and lettuce 15 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 0%.

In cucumber and in lettuce most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare cucumber with lettuce in details.

Cucumber 100g

15kcal

Calories source

  • 80% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

Lettuce 100g

15kcal

Calories source

  • 63% CARBS
  • 30% PROTEIN
  • 7% FAT

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.