CUCUMBERS

Product Features:

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. A native of the West Indies has been cultivated since ancient times for food. The fruit it produces (cucumbers) are consumed mainly fresh, to embellish salads, or for canning pickles. The cucumbers have an oblong shape with outer surface smooth or warty. Under a thick skin hides a pulp almost colorless but rich in water, vitamins and minerals. Despite the micronutrient content is on average lower than other vegetables, fresh cucumber is indeed a good source of fiber, thiamin, vitamin B6, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper and manganese. The significant presence of vitamin Ce Vitamin K (concentrated in the outer husk)

Nutritional product values according to the Italian Institute for Food and Nutrition