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Cucumbers

Cucumbers are a long, round, green seed vegetable. They are usually sliced and eaten raw or pickled.

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How many grams are in 2 cups of cucumber?

According to freeAmericanRecipes.com and CookItSimply, 2 cups of raw cucumber, diced or chopped, equals 300 grams or 10.6 ounces.

How many pickling cucumbers equal a gallon?

45 cucumbers would make 45 pickles, unless of course you are talking about sliced pickles.

Does cucumbers have vitamin C?

Half a cup of sliced cucumber with skins contains .34 grams protein, 8 calories and .3 grams fiber.

Potassium - 76 mg

Phosphorus - 12 mg

Magnesium - 7 mg

Sodium - 1 mg

Calcium - 8 mg

Iron - 0.15 mg

Zinc - 0.1 mg

Copper - 0.021 mg

Manganese - 0.041 mg

Selenium - 0.2 mcg

Also contains small amounts of other minerals.

Vitamin C - 1.5 mg

Niacin - 0.051 mg

Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.014 mg

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 0.017 mg

Vitamin B6 - 0.021 mg

Folate - 4 mcg

Pantothenic Acid - 0.135 mg

Vitamin A - 55 IU

Vitamin K - 8.5 mcg

Vitamin E - 0.02 mg

Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.

How healthy is a cucumber?

The cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine which bears cylindrical edible fruit when ripe. The main varieties are used for slicing and pickling. One is burpless. They can be used fresh, cooked or pickled.

It is technically a fruit but from the culinary aspect, it is often considered a vegetable.

What can you use cucumbers for?

the water,salt,and vinegar helps keep the cucumbers fresh and crunchy for a longer period and also give it a cool sour salty twist

Here is a recipe for Cucumber Sour Cream Salad

Ingredients1 cucumber, sliced thin

1/2 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

1 tablespoon white vinegar

Coarse salt and ground pepper

InstructionsSprinkle sliced cucumbers with salt, let stand 30 minutes.

Then drain thoroughly.

In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, dill and vinegar.

Add cucumbers, and toss to coat.

Refrigerate covered for a few hours before serving.

Recipe from http://www.recipesme.com/cucumber-sour-cream-salad/

Are cucumbers fruits or vegtables?

fruit becase they have seeds and fruits have seeds

How does a salt solution preserve cucumbers?

The high salt concentration kills any organisms which would have cause the cucumber to otherwise decompose. This is a result of osmosis - the water would move out of the organism's body to an area of lower concentration (the solution).

Does cucumbers cool your body down?

Cucumbers have a lot of water in themselves, but they won't make you cooler. It is the same if you drink water on the hot day. Just by drinking water your temperature won't decrease. When your sweat is evaporating from the skin it takes heat away from you, that's why you're feeling cooler and water is important that you'd have enough fluids to sweat.

How is a cucumber good for you?

Bitter gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients. It is an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folic acid, zinc, phosphorus, manganese, and has high dietary fiber. It is rich in iron, contains twice the beta-carotene of broccoli, twice the calcium of spinach, and twice the potassium of a banana. Bitter melon contains a unique phyto-constituent that has been confirmed to have a hypoglycemic effect called charantin. There is also another insulin-like compound known as polypeptide P which have been suggested as insulin replacement in some diabetic patients.

What is a cucumber vegtible or a fruit?

A cucumber is a fruit but for culinary purposes is treated as a vegetable

Do baby rabbits eat cucumber?

Yes, they love vegetables, especially lettuce. Never, feed a rabbit lettuce. It can cause diarrhea and a disease that can kill them. Yes they love vegetables but you can't feed them certain things like lettuce. Cabbage can not be given in excess. It doesn't really have much nutritional value, though it is a good treat every now and then.

Rabbits can eat romaine lettuce and bok choy!
See can rabbits eat kiwi.

How much water does a cucumber need?

If its been dry where you are, water them daily. Its been in the upper 90's here so I've been watering mine twice a day. They soak up water like a watermelon. The fruit is yellow because of heat and driness, but if you still have blossoms you'll still have fruit. Water the dickens out of them, I mean lots and lots, if your leaves look kind of wilted, watch them perk up in about an hour. the go curly because there on the ground and the smallest thing can cause the young fruit to just grow around it. If you want them straight, plant a kind called straight eight and go them on a lattice work.

Where does the name cucumber come from?

Cucumber comes from the Medieval French coucombre, in time derived from the latin word cucumer and cucumis.Cucumer is the latin sub-word for Green (Cuc) Grower (Umer)

Should cucumbers be stored in the refrigerator?

It depends.

Certain pickles are brined and pickled using vinegar and often preservatives. Such as the one's that you find on the shelves of supermarkets. But others that are found in the refrigerated deli case may have only water, spices, garlic and not much else (the brand I purchase, Batampte, are made this way). Because there is no preserving agent, such as vinegar, these can go bad and grow bacteria of not refrigerated.

What is eating my cucumber plant?

Rabbits, and deer are the two most likely animals that would be chewing on your cucumbers. Rats may also be culprits too. But it really depends on where you live, like whether you live in an urban or rural area.

Does cucumber contain iron content?

Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

Does a cucumber contain proteins?

Surprisingly, it is. Cucumber has around the same amount of protein as ground beef. Both have around 4.3 grams of protein in terms of same-value calorie intake (i.e., 100 Calories)

Is cucumber good for a diet?

Cucuber is used for tummy and facial cleasing. It is used for soothing the eyes by slicing 2 piece out and place them on ur eyes while lying down in the dark .

For radiate skin: Cucumber and Garlic are good for achieve a radiant skin. Have for lunch.

How many grams of fiber are in cucumbers?

The original answer that was posted here as "zero, vegetables don't have protein", an absurd answer. How would herbivorous animals live? According to FatSecret.com, a whole, unpeeled cucumber has 2g protein, .33g fat, 45 calories, 11 g carbs.

Whoever posted the original answer, if you don't have a clue, don't leave an answer!

How many medium sized cucumbers in a pound?

Though the size of the carrots are medium, there will still be a variable number to the pound. You could buy a pound of carrots and count the number to get a rough idea.