Vegetable
Whole Fruit
Cucumber whole fruit is a prepared form of the fruit, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Even thickness matters more than elaborate marinades for consistent doneness.
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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 0.28 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 20.2 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.86 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.36 g
- Total Sugars 2.99 g
- Complex / starch 2.08 g
- Protein 2.02 g
- Water 91 g
- Energy 36.6 kcal
- Water 91 g
- Carbohydrates 6.86 g
- Protein 2.02 g
- Fat 0.28 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 83.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.51 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.25 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 35.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.46 mg
- Vitamin K 28.6 µg
- Minerals 300 mg
- Major Minerals 298 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.05 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.07 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.51 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.25 · vitamin-b6: 0.12 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 35.2 · vitamin-e: 0.46 · vitamin-k: 28.6 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected cucumber for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole fruit portions.
Cold storage and transport made cucumber a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named whole fruit portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of cucumber for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named whole fruit portions.