How many calories are in a cucumber?
1 cucumber (301 g) has 45 kcal and 2.1 g of protein. Per 100 g: 15 kcal.
Values for: raw, with skin
Values are for the raw food. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
1 cucumber (301 g)
45kcal
100 g
15kcal
Nutrients per 100 g
- Protein
- 0.7 g
- Carbs
- 3.6 g
- Fat
- 0.1 g
- Fiber
- 0.5 g
- Sugars
- 1.7 g
Is it a source of protein? Yes: 19% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “source of protein” (at least 12%; “high protein” needs 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 0.7 g.
Servings and amounts
| Amount | kcal | Prot. | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cucumber (301 g) | 45 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
| 1/2 cup, sliced (52 g) | 8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 50 g | 8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| 100 g | 15 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| 150 g | 23 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| 200 g | 30 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
Household servings are the weights given by the same source; the rest is scaled from 100 g. Weigh something else and the app does the maths.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a cucumber?
1 cucumber (301 g) has 45 kcal and 2.1 g of protein. Per 100 g: 15 kcal. Values for: raw, with skin.
How much protein is in a cucumber?
1 cucumber (301 g): 2.1 g of protein. Per 100 g, 0.7 g, with 3.6 g of carbs and 0.1 g of fat. Is it a source of protein? Yes: 19% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “source of protein” (at least 12%; “high protein” needs 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 0.7 g.
What are the macros of a cucumber?
Per 100 g: 0.7 g of protein, 3.6 g of carbs (1.7 g of sugars), 0.1 g of fat and 0.5 g of fiber.
Are these values raw or cooked?
Values are for the raw food. They are for cucumber: raw, with skin. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
Is a cucumber fattening?
No single food makes you gain weight on its own: the day’s total does. 1 cucumber (301 g): 45 kcal, 2% of the 2,000 kcal used as the reference on food labels.
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Source
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), entry 168409
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