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Fruit
Cucumber fruit is the full market piece with peel and interior as harvested—graded and sold by piece or weight. Judge ripeness by aroma, colour and give. Hold whole until prep, then peel or slice as the dish requires. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 20.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.38 g
- Total Sugars 3.06 g
- Complex / starch 2.07 g
- Protein 2.01 g
- Water 90.4 g
- Energy 35.9 kcal
- Water 90.4 g
- Carbohydrates 7 g
- Protein 2.01 g
- Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 75.1 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.63 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.31 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 30.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.4 mg
- Vitamin K 24.6 µg
- Minerals 372 mg
- Major Minerals 371 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.63 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.31 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 30.4 · vitamin-e: 0.4 · vitamin-k: 24.6 ·
Minerals
Fruit of Cucumber: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected cucumber for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named fruit portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected cucumber for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named fruit portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of cucumber for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named fruit portions.