Vegetables

English cucumber is a slicing cucumber cultivar which is generally eaten raw and frequently used in salads. It has a thin skin and is often consumed without need to peel the skin. Also known for its non-bitterness and having very little to no seeds at all, the English cucumber is also considered a burpless cucumber. This is to say, it does not cause digestive issues that trigger burping in some individuals as occurs with regular cucumber. The cucumber is also known by its other names of seedless cucumber, European cucumber, burpless cucumber and hothouse cucumber.

Burpless Cucumber is a cucumber that causes little to no burping after consumption. Lack of burping has been associated with cucumber varieties which contain low cucurbitacin, a biochemical compound responsible for bitterness in cucumbers. This same compound has been linked to gastronomical distress in some people which triggers burping. Burpless cucumbers are generally milder in taste, seedless and easier on the human digestive system. There are different varieties of burpless cucumbers, most of which are hybrid cultivars especially developed to be as burpless as possible.