Cucumbers

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We are wholesale suppliers and exporters of Cucumbers (concombres , Gurken ,pepinos ,cetrioli )

The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. The cucumber is also sometimes referred to as a cuke.

The cucumber plant has large leaves that form a canopy over the fruit. The vine is grown on the ground or on trellises, often in greenhouses.

The fruit is roughly cylindrical, elongated, with tapered ends, and may be as large as 60 cm long and 10 cm in diameter. Cucumbers grown to be eaten fresh (called slicers) and those intended for pickling (called picklers) are similar.

The fruit is commonly harvested while still green, though generally after the fruits outgrow their spines. They are eaten as a vegetable, either raw, cooked, or made into pickled cucumbers. Although less nutritious than most fruit, the fresh cucumber is still a very good source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and potassium, and also provides some dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B6, thiamin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese.[citation needed] The pickling process removes or degrades much of the nutrient content, especially that of vitamin C.

Pickling cucumbers are sometimes sold fresh as "Kirby" or "Liberty" cucumbers. They are 3-6 inches long (7.5-15 cm). They are often irregularly-shaped, and have bumpy skin with tiny white- or black-dotted spines. They are never waxed. They can vary from creamy yellow to pale or dark green.

English cucumbers can grow as long as 2 feet. They are nearly seedless and are sometimes marketed as "Burpless," as the seeds give some people gas.

Japanese cucumbers are slender and deep green. They are mild and have a bumpy, ridged skin. They can be used for slicing, salads, pickling, etc., and are available year-round.

Slicers grown commercially for the North American market are generally longer, smoother, more uniform in color, and have a tougher skin. Slicers in other countries are smaller and have a thinner, more delicate skin. Picklers are generally shorter and thicker.