Cucumber
Almería Cucumber
SPANISH CUCUMBER
FRENCH CUCUMBER
The Cucumber is the fruit of an annual herbaceous plant (Cucumis sativus), of the family of cucurbits. The plant has large green leaves forming a canopy on the fruits, which are born from side shoots in the armpits of these. It emits tendrils, so it can be guided by a trellis or let it grow on the ground crawling. The stems, thick and thorny are divided into knots from which a tendril and a leaf are born.
Its fruit, the cucumber, is a vegetable with a more or less dark green or even yellowish skin, depending on the variety, with a cylindrical and elongated shape of about 30 cm. The interior is a white and aqueous pulp with small flattened seeds distributed along the body of the fruit.
Nutritionally, it is low in fat, cholesterol and sodium. It is a very good source of vitamin C and vitamin K. It is a good source of fibre, thiamine, vitamin B6, folic acid, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper and manganese. (Source: Nutrition data)
