Cucumber
Cucumber is a crisp, watery vegetable commonly eaten raw, pickled, or added to salads and sauces.
About Cucumber
Cucumber is the immature fruit of a cucumber plant, commonly treated as a vegetable in cooking. It is eaten raw in salads, sandwiches, relishes, and sauces, and is also pickled, salted, cooked, or fermented.
Its flavour is mild and fresh, and its flesh is pale, juicy, and crisp. Texture and bitterness vary with variety, maturity, growing conditions, and preparation, while whole cucumbers may be peeled, seeded, sliced, diced, or left intact.
The skin may be smooth or slightly rough and is commonly green. Varieties range from short and ridged to long, dark-skinned, or nearly seedless; peeling, seeding, salting, pickling, cooking, and fermentation change the final appearance and texture.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for cucumber
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
pepino
concombre
огурец
ogurets
Cucumber
cucumber
concombre
Gurke
cogombre
cetriolo
pepino
komkommer
αγγούρι
angoúri
ogórek
okurka
uhorka
castravete
uborka
salatalık
огірок
ohirok
краставица
krastavitsa
краставац
krastavac
krastavac
kumara
agurkas
gurķis
kurk
kurkku
gurka
agurk
agurk
gúrka
cúcamar
ciwcymbr
komkommer
tango
ኪያር
kiyar
qajaar
काँक्रो
kā̃kro
खीरा
khīrā
শসা
śaśā
তিয়ঁহ
tiẏõh
ਖੀਰਾ
khīrā
કાકડી
kākḍī
काकडी
kākḍī
வெள்ளரிக்காய்
veḷḷarikkāy
దోసకాయ
dōsakāya
ಸೌತೆಕಾಯಿ
sautekāyi
വെള്ളരിക്ക
veḷḷarikka
පිපිඤ්ඤා
pipiññā
کھیرا
khīrā
خیار
khiyār
خيار
khiyār
מלפפון
melafefon
キュウリ
kyūri
오이
oi
黄瓜
huángguā
แตงกวา
taengkwa
ແຕງກວາ
taeng kua
ត្រសក់
trasak
dưa chuột
mentimun
timun
timun
pipino
kūkamo
kukama
kukama
àlùbósà
kukumba
kokwamba
ukhukhamba
ikhukhamba
magaka
kokombra
pepinu
pepinu
pepino
pepino
kā̃kro
Romanised form
angoúri
Romanised form
sautekāyi
Romanised form
kyūri
Romanised form
baby cucumber
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Concombre, chair et peau, cru
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Concombre, chair et peau, cru, prélevé à la Martinique
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Concombre, chair sans peau, avec pépins, cru, prélevé à la Martinique
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Concombre, chair sans peau, cru
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cucumber (raw)
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Cucumber, common, peeled, raw
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Cucumber, common, unpeeled, raw
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Cucumber, cooked
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Cucumber, Lebanese, peeled, raw
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Cucumber, Lebanese, unpeeled, raw
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Cucumber, peeled, raw
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Cucumber, Pickled
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Cucumber, raw, flesh and skin
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Cucumber, Salted
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Cucumber, telegraph, unpeeled, raw
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Cucumber, with peel, raw
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Cucumber(Oi), Chwicheong, Raw
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Cucumber(Oi), Dadagi, Raw
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Cucumber(Oi), Gyeoulsaricheongjang, Raw
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Cucumber(Oi), Ripe, Raw
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Fresh cucumbers
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trasak
Romanised form
veḷḷarikkāy
Romanised form
tiẏõh
Romanised form
taeng kua
Romanised form
kiyar
Romanised form
khiyār
Romanised form
ohirok
Romanised form
oi
Romanised form
śaśā
Romanised form
pipiññā
Romanised form
huángguā
Romanised form
khīrā
Romanised form
veḷḷarikka
Romanised form
khīrā
Romanised form
ogurets
Romanised form
krastavitsa
Romanised form
melafefon
Romanised form
khiyār
Romanised form
krastavac
Romanised form
kākḍī
Romanised form
kākḍī
Romanised form
taengkwa
Romanised form
khīrā
Romanised form
dōsakāya
Romanised form
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Cucumber nutrition & diet
Cucumber nutritional value
Cucumber, with peel, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 15kcal
- Protein
- 0.7g
- Carbs
- 3.6g
- Fat
- 0.1g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Match the reference to the cucumber variety and edible portion, noting whether the skin, seeds, and ends are retained. Raw slices, peeled pieces, cooked cucumber, pickles, and cucumber blended into sauces are different forms; record brine, oil, dressing, or other additions separately.
Compare the right form: Use the same cucumber variety and edible portion, specifying raw, peeled, seeded, cooked, pickled, or blended preparation.
Diet considerations
Cucumber is plant-derived. Plain raw or cooked cucumber differs from pickled, dressed, stuffed, or sauce-based preparations that may contain sugar, dairy, eggs, fish, meat, or cereal ingredients. Its carbohydrate pattern is portion-dependent and can shift with brine, sweeteners, dressings, or the foods served alongside it.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically compatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically compatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Vegetarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Keto · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Paleo · Typically compatible
- The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Cucumber, with peel, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
Last recorded verification: .