Is Cucumber A Fruit Or Vegetable?

Is cucumber a fruit or vegetable? A cucumber is considered a fruit because it grows from the flowers of a plant and holds the seeds. What most people don’t know is that cucumbers are contained mostly with water. One half cup of cucumber is 11% of the daily  recommended Value for Vitamin K. And this is an important nutrient needed for blood clotting and bone health.

Cucumbers are considered a good weight loss fruit because they are low in calories, carbs, fat, etc. The plant compounds in cucumbers have great anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The only reason why it may be considered a vegetable in other methods is because of how it is used in culinary cooking methods.

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How can a cucumber be used?

It can be used as an in between lunch and dinner snack. It also can be used as a beauty hack or fix under the eyes. It can help reduce swelling and puffy eyes. And it can help create homemade face masks as well as giving other beauty options.

You can also apply sliced cucumber to sunburned skin which can help create a natural cooling effect. Cucumbers originated from different parts of Southeast Asia. But it is also grown from all over the world.

There were about 13 studies that showed that eating cucumbers helped with weight loss and showed a decrease in bodyweight in over 380 people. Because cucumbers are high in antioxidants it can help reduce the risk of a lot of chronic diseases.

The nutritional facts of a cucumber are:

• Calories- 8
• Carbohydrates-1.89 grams
• Dietary Fiber- 0.3 grams
• Sugars- 0.87 grams
• Protein- 0.34 grams
• Fat- 0.06 grams
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin B
• Vitamin K
• Potassium
• Magnesium
• Phosphorus
• Biotin
• Flavonoids

The Bottom Line is a cucumber is considered a fruit but in some culinary areas it is considered a vegetable. It is a good healthy weight loss snack because of how low the calories are.

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