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Cucumbers are one of the oldest cultivated vegetable crops dating back to about 8.000 B.C. Cucumus sativus originated in the sub-Himalayan plains of India and spread to Greece and Italy. Belonging to the Curcurbita family including gourds, squashes, melons and zucchini, it is a vine.

Columbus brought the cucumbers to the Americas and by the mid-16th century, became part of North American agriculture. General Ulysses S. Grant was so fond of cucumbers he would often make a meal of just sliced cucumbers and a cup of coffee.

The phrase "cool as a cucumber" is because the inside of a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature. A low calorie vegetable, it has no saturated fats or cholesterol, provides just 15 calories per 100 grams and contains most of the necessary daily vitamins including Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, folic acid, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.
 
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Cucumbers are one of the oldest cultivated vegetable crops dating back to about 8.000 B.C. Cucumus sativus originated in the sub-Himalayan plains of India and spread to Greece and Italy. Belonging to the Curcurbita family including gourds, squashes, melons and zucchini, it is a vine.

Columbus brought the cucumbers to the Americas and by the mid-16th century, became part of North American agriculture. General Ulysses S. Grant was so fond of cucumbers he would often make a meal of just sliced cucumbers and a cup of coffee.

The phrase "cool as a cucumber" is because the inside of a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature. A low calorie vegetable, it has no saturated fats or cholesterol, provides just 15 calories per 100 grams and contains most of the necessary daily vitamins including Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, folic acid, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.


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