Watermelon vs Cucumber: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Watermelon has 30 kcal and Cucumber has 15 kcal, so Cucumber has 50% fewer calories.

Watermelon has more carbohydrates (7.6 g vs 3.63 g). Relative to calories, Cucumber is the better protein source (4.33 g vs 2 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Watermelon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Watermelon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Watermelon
Serving size:
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one watermelon (2300g)slice (80g)cup, diced (150g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 75

* 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
Serving size:
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one cucumber (180g)slice (2g)cup (150g)half cup (75g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 

* 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.

Watermelon vs Cucumber 100g Compare


per 100gWatermelonCucumber
Calories30 15
Carbohydrates7.6 g3.63 g
Fat0.15 g0.11 g
Dietary fiber0.4 g0.5 g
Protein0.6 g0.65 g
Calcium7 mg16 mg
Iron0.24 mg0.28 mg
Magnessium10 mg13 mg
Potassium112 mg147 mg
Sodium1 mg2 mg
Zink0.1 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium A569 IU105 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.033 mg0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.178 mg0.098 mg
Vitaminium B50.221 mg0.259 mg
Vitaminium B60.045 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)3 µg7 µg
Vitaminium C8.1 mg2.8 mg
Vitaminium E0.05 mg0.03 mg
Beta karoten303 µg45 µg

More Calories in Watermelon

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

Watermelon has 30 kcal per 100g and cucumber 15 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 100%.

In watermelon and in cucumber most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare watermelon with cucumber in details.

Watermelon 100g

30kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS.
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 4% FAT

Cucumber 100g

15kcal

Calories source

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