Cucumber

Study type not stated

• Benefit

  Heart and blood vessel health⁵

  Cucumbers and other Mediterranean vegetables and fruits contain natural compounds that may help the heart and blood vessels.

Found in some samples or products

These come from where it was grown, how it was processed or cooked, or what it was made into. They are not about the ingredient itself, so the signal does not count them.

• Food poisoning from vegetables²

  People got sick after eating hydroponic cucumbers, and the pesticide aldicarb was found in some of them.

• Short-term risk in children³

  Most cucumber samples had at least one pesticide, and children eating them may face short-term risks.

• Nitrate levels in vegetables⁶

  Cucumber and leafy greens can carry nitrate, and winter crops of lettuce and spinach held more than summer ones.

• Fungicide breakdown timeline⁷

  Fluoxapiprolin on cucumbers dropped below measurable levels within five days of spraying.

Single cases of misuse or overdose

One person or one incident, such as an accidental overdose or a mistake in a kitchen or factory. They are real, but a single case does not show what happens at normal amounts, so the signal does not count them.

• Allergy shots for food⁴

  A woman allergic to cucumber and fennel could eat them again after pollen allergy shots.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.