Cucumbers, do they have any nutrional value at all?!
Cucumbers, do they have any nutrional value at all?
If not then why do we bother to eat them in our salads?
Answers:
They are mostly water so it keeps you hydrated.Considered to be a low calorie vegetable wonder, about one-third of an average sized Cucumber has only 15 calories. Providing carbohydrates, protein and dietary fiber, Cucumbers contain vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calcium.
Besides all this they taste good. Also if you leave the skins on they are high on the list for vegetables that are good for preventing cancer.
Cucumbers do, but I think you'll find that celery is the best one.
You use more calories chewing on celery then the stuff actually gives you.
1 medium cucumber (daily value)
Vitamin A: 13%
Vitamin C: 27%
Calcium: 4%
Iron: 4%
Carbohydrate 3%
Dietary Fiber 10%
Protein (g): 4%
more here:
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bcohen/cucum...
noi don't think so
No. Cucumbers are poisonous!
Cucumber, with peel, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 20 kcal 70 kJ
Carbohydrates 3.63 g
- Sugars 1.67 g
- Dietary fiber 0.5 g
Fat 0.11 g
Protein 0.65 g
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.027 mg 2%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.033 mg 2%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.098 mg 1%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.259 mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.040 mg 3%
Folate (Vit. B9) 7 μg 2%
Vitamin C 2.8 mg 5%
Calcium 16 mg 2%
Iron 0.28 mg 2%
Magnesium 13 mg 4%
Phosphorus 24 mg 3%
Potassium 147 mg 3%
Zinc 0.20 mg 2%
Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
not much but they seem a very popular buy with half of society-nutritional value is only one aspect of their health value.
It gives cooling and refreshing effect. It contains almost all the essential elements needed for the preservation of health
Nutritionally, the cucumber has a relatively high mineral content. Its skin is most valuable as the cell salts and vitamins are in and near it.It is also a valuable source of potassium, sodium, magne-sium, sulfur, silicon, chlorine and fluorine.