Chemical constituents
The dietary value of Cucumber is negligible, there being upwards of 96
per cent water in its composition. The oil in the cucumber contains 22.3%
linoleic acid, 58.5% oleic acid, 6.8% palmitic acid and 3.7% stearic acid.
The fresh cucumber is a very good source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and
potassium. It also contains vitamin A, vitamin B6, thiamin, folate,
pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese.
Nutritional Value of cucumber
| Calories |
39 |
% Calories from Fat |
7.8 |
| Total Fat (g) |
0.4 |
% Calories from Carbohydrates |
73.8 |
| Saturated Fat (g) |
0.1 |
% Calories from Protein |
18.5 |
| Monounsaturated Fat (g) |
0.0 |
% Refuse |
3.0 |
| Polyunsaturated Fat (g) |
0.2 |
Vitamin C (mg) |
16 |
| Cholesterol (mg) |
0 |
Vitamin A (i.u.) |
647 |
| Carbohydrate (g) |
8.3 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) |
0.13 |
| Dietary Fiber (g) |
2.4 |
Vitamin B12 (mcg) |
0 |
| Protein (g) |
2.1 |
Thiamin B1 (mg) |
0.07 |
| Sodium (mg) |
6 |
Riboflavin B2 (mg) |
0.07 |
| Potassium (mg) |
433 |
Folacin (mcg) |
39.1 |
| Calcium (mg) |
42 |
Niacin (mg) |
0.7 |
| Iron (mg) |
0.8 |
Caffeine (mg) |
0.0 |
| Zinc (mg) |
0.6 |
Alcohol (g) |
0.0 |
| Daily Values: |
|
| |
% Daily Value (2000 Cal diet) |
% Daily Value (2500 Cal diet) |
| Total Fat (g): 0.4 |
1% |
0% |
| Saturated Fat (g): 0.1 |
0% |
0% |
| Cholesterol (mg): 0 |
0% |
0% |
| Sodium (mg): 6 |
0% |
0% |
| Carbohydrate (g): 8.3 |
3% |
2% |
| Dietary Fiber (g): 2.4 |
10% |
8% |
| Protein (g): 2.1 |
4% |
3% |
Culinary Uses
- They are eaten as a vegetable, raw or cooked, or made into pickled
cucumbers.
- The cucumber is a common ingredient of salads, being valued mainly
for its crisp texture and juiciness.
- The fruit is said to be indigestible due to the high cellulose
content.
Medicinal Uses
- The leaf juice is emetic; it is used to treat dyspepsia in children.
- The seed is cooling, diuretic, tonic and vermifuge. The emulsion made
by bruising Cucumber seeds and rubbing them up with water is much used
in catarrhal infections and diseases of the bowels and urinary passages.
- The fruit is depurative, diuretic, emollient, purgative and
resolvent. The fresh fruit is used internally in the treatment of
blemished skin, heat rash etc, and also used externally as a medicine
for burns, sores.
- A decoction of the root is diuretic.
Other Uses
- The cucumber juice is the base of many beauty products.
- The peculiarly refreshing odour of Cucumber has found application in
perfumery.
- Cucumber skins have been shown to repel cockroaches in laboratory
experiments.
- The fruit is applied to the skin as a cleansing cosmetic to soften
and whiten it.
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