Kyuuri Nutritional Information at NamaYasai LLP - Growers of Japanese Vegetables in the UK

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Kyuuri: Nutritional Information
	95% water. Japanese cucumbers are reputed to be firmer, crisper, sweeter and with fewer seeds than English cucumbers; however, since this is a new crop we cannot give reliable information until later in the year.
	100g raw Japanese cucumber contains: 200 mg potassium 26 mg calcium 15 mg magnesium 36 mg phosphorus 1 mg sodium 0.3 mg iron 0.2 mg zinc 0.07 mg manganese	330 µg beta-carotene (vitamin A) 28 µg retinol 0.03 mg vitamin B1 0.03 mg vitamin B2 0.05 mg vitamin B6 14 mg vitamin C 34 µg vitamin K 25 µg folic acid
1st kyuuri: harvested late at 510g and 29cm
How to Enjoy it: Eat raw or cooked. For pickling, roll in salt, put into a container and press with a weight overnight. July 2006 update: definitely much sweeter (truly delicious!) than English cucumbers but the number of seeds is roughly the same, unless harvested very young.
		Cut 14th July and tasting very sweet

Kyuuri: Nutritional Information