Vegetables · IFCT 2017

Cucumber, green, elongate

Keera dosakaya in Telugu, kheera in Hindi

Energy
20 kcal
Protein
0.71 g
Carbs
3.48 g
Fat
0.16 g

Per 100 g, as IFCT 2017 lists it.1

100 g gives you

Nutrition facts

Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2

Per 100 g

Energy

  • Energy19.6 kcal1%

Carbohydrates

  • Carbohydrate3.48 g1%
  • Fibre2.14 g9%
  • Soluble fibre0.63 g

Fats

  • Fat0.16 g<1%
  • Saturated fat limit0.06 g<1% of limit
  • Monounsaturated fat0.01 g
  • Polyunsaturated fat0.07 g
  • Omega-60.06 g<1%
  • Omega-30.01 g<1%
  • EPA + DHA0 mg
  • Cholesterol limit0 mg

Protein and amino acids

  • Protein0.71 g1%
  • Histidine13.6 mg2%
  • Isoleucine29.4 mg2%
  • Leucine49.3 mg2%
  • Lysine22.4 mg2%
  • Methionine + cystine12.1 mg2%
  • Phenylalanine + tyrosine43.7 mg5%
  • Threonine22.2 mg5%
  • Tryptophan1.92 mg<1%
  • Valine43.2 mg6%

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A0.44 µg<1%
  • Vitamin B10.02 mg1%
  • Vitamin B20.01 mg<1%
  • Vitamin B30.35 mg3%
  • Vitamin B50.45 mg9%
  • Vitamin B60.06 mg3%
  • Biotin2.82 µg7%
  • Folate16.8 µg8%
  • Vitamin B120 µg0%
  • Vitamin C6.11 mg9%
  • Vitamin D0 µg0%
  • Vitamin E0.02 mg<1%
  • Vitamin K8.2 µg15%

Minerals

  • Calcium16.4 mg2%
  • Chromium6 µg12%
  • Copper0.04 mg2%
  • IodineNot in the source data
  • Iron0.46 mg2%
  • Magnesium20.4 mg6%
  • Manganese0.08 mg2%
  • Molybdenum2 µg4%
  • Phosphorus28.3 mg3%
  • Potassium183 mg5%
  • Selenium0.17 µg<1%
  • Sodium limit6.33 mg<1% of limit
  • Zinc0.17 mg1%

Details

Where the numbers come from, and what the food is called.

Names

  • Telugukeera dosakaya
  • Hindikheera
  • Tamilvellarikkai
  • Kannadasouthekayi
  • Malayalamvellarikka
  • Scientific nameCucumis sativus

Household measures

  • 1 medium katoriMedium (200 ml) katori, DGI 2024 household measure100 g

Source

  • TableIFCT 2017
  • Food codeD043
  • Nutrients with no valueIodine

Used in 11 dishes

Andhra dishes first, then the ones that use the most. Grams are for one standard serving of the dish, weighed raw.

All 11 dishes