Cucumbera(きゅうり)


Nutrient content of 100 g

A delicious season in Japan

  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August 

 

Explanation of vegetables

  • Published in Guinness at “No-Nutrition-free Vegetables in the World”
  • Since 95% is moisture, hydration supplementation (it will cool the body) Effective
  • It has a diuretic effect, has the effect of eliminating hangover and promoting sodium discharge
  • The scent component of cucumber is “pyrazine”
  • “Pyrazine” has the effect of making the blood smooth
  • Although cucumber oxidizes vitamin C instead of destroying it, it does not relate to vitamin C intake and cucumber as it is reduced in the body
  • When pickled in rice bran, potassium will be tripled

 

Good for the body to eat together

  • Diuretic action = green tea,Sweet Green Pepper, Waxgourd
  • Sleep effect = lotus root, lettuce
  • Blood Pressure Stability = Seaweed, Squid, Tako
  • Prevention of obesity = squid, kombu, vinegar

 

 

Preservation method

  • Wrap in wetted newspaper, put in plastic bag and store in vegetable room
  • Cucumber is not good at drying and low temperature so be careful
  • Cucumber tends to change its flavor, so eat it sooner

 

Recipe

  • Vinegared
  • Pickles
  • Salad

Nutrient content

Nutrient content of 100 g

Cucumbera(raw)

Energy 14kcal
Protein 1.0g
Lipid 0.1g
Carbohydrate 3.0g
Vitamin A 330㎍
Vitamin D
Vitamin E 0.3mg
Vitamin K 34㎍
Vitamin B1 0.03mg
Vitamin B2 0.03mg
Vitamin B6 0.05mg
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C 14mg
Niacin 0.4mg
Folic acid 25㎍
Pantothenic acid 0.33mg
Biotin 1.4㎍
Sodium 1mg
Potassium 200mg
Calcium 26mg
Magnesium 15mg
Rin 36mg
iron 0.3mg
Zinc 0.2mg
Copper 0.11mg
Manganese 0.07mg
Lodine 1㎍
Selenium 1㎍
Chromium 1㎍
Molybdenum 4㎍
Dietary fiber 1.1g

*Vitamin A indicates the amount of β-carotene
*Vitamin E displays tocopherol α