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Cardamom vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cardamom and leek

  • Cardamom has more manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, copper, potassium, and phosphorus; however, leek has more vitamin A.
  • Cardamom's daily need coverage for manganese is 1196% more.
  • Cardamom has 62 times more zinc than leek. Cardamom has 7.47mg of zinc, while leek has 0.12mg.
  • Leek has a higher glycemic index than cardamom.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, cardamom and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +717.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +549.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +521.7%
Contains more IronIron +565.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +219.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +6125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +408.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5721.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +506.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.233mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Leek DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.481mg 1196%
Iron 13.97mg 2.1mg 148%
Fiber 28g 1.8g 105%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.12mg 67%
Magnesium 229mg 28mg 48%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Calcium 383mg 59mg 32%
Copper 0.383mg 0.12mg 29%
Potassium 1119mg 180mg 28%
Phosphorus 178mg 35mg 20%
Protein 10.76g 1.5g 19%
Carbs 68.47g 14.15g 18%
Folate 64µg 16%
Calories 311kcal 61kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.03mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.06mg 12%
Fats 6.7g 0.3g 10%
Vitamin C 21mg 12mg 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 83µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.04g 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.004g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0.166g 2%
Net carbs 40.47g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Sodium 18mg 20mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.233mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +617.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +383.9%
Contains more OtherOther +451.4%
Contains more WaterWater +902.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Leek
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19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/nutrients
  2. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.