Slicing Cucumber
Selection Information
Usage: Salads, sandwiches or on vegetable platters.
Selection: Good quality cucumbers are an even dark-green color, firm and relatively thin but can be either long or short.
Avoid: Avoid cucumbers that are soft, yellow or wrinkled on the ends. Huge fat cucumbers may be full of large seeds and bitter.
Seasonal Information
Available year-round. Washington cucumbers are available from July through September.
Cucumber Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/3 medium (99g)
Calories 15
Total Fat 0g
Sodium 0mg
Total Carbohydrate 3g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Protein 1g
% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin A 4%
Calcium 2%
Vitamin C 8%
Iron 2%
Low-calorie, Sodium-free, Fat-free, Cholesterol-free.
Cucumber Tips & Trivia
- The cucumber is an immigrant from southern Asia, coming in a fantastic assortment of sizes, colors and shapes.