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Health benefits of Cucumber:

What is cucumber? Cucumber is good for you Cucumbers are a popular long lean green vegetable. It belongs to the same family as pumpkin and watermelon. Most people categorize it in the veggies family but actually, it is fruit. It is packed with nutrients and antioxidants that help to fight or even prevent some conditions/disorders. It helps in losing weight due to its properties such as being low in calories, and sugar and rich in soluble fibre and water. Eating just one cucumber a day is so beneficial for health. Cucumbers have two types. One is slicing cucumber having long and smooth skin that is eaten in salad form. It has no seeds. The second is pickling cucumber which is smaller than slicing and used to make pickles. Nutritional Facts of Cucumber: Cucumber is packed with a lot of nutrients. It is estimated that a half cup provides about 8 calories. It contains 95% of water and a small amount of vitamin A, vitamin K and several other phytonutrients (plant base chemicals).  I