Celeriac vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between celeriac and leek?
- Celeriac is higher in phosphorus, yet leek is higher in vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, copper, and vitamin B6.
- Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 33% more.
- Celeriac has 3 times more phosphorus than leek. While celeriac has 115mg of phosphorus, leek has only 35mg.
We used Celeriac, raw and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw types in this article.
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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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +66.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +175% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +228.6% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +40% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +37.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +200% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +71.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -80% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +204.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +42.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +151.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +50% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +155.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +20% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +41.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +14.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +700% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 2.1mg | 18% |
| Folate | 8µg | 64µg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.158mg | 0.481mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 115mg | 35mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 83µg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.07mg | 0.12mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.165mg | 0.233mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 41µg | 47µg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 12mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.36mg | 0.92mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 300mg | 180mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.352mg | 0.14mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 100mg | 20mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.7mg | 0.4mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.33mg | 0.12mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 0.03mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 59mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 28mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 9.2g | 14.15g | 2% |
| Calories | 42kcal | 61kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.06mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 1µg | 1% |
| Protein | 1.5g | 1.5g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.3g | 0.3g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 7.4g | 12.35g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.6g | 3.9g | N/A |
| Fiber | 1.8g | 1.8g | 0% |
| Choline | 9mg | 9.5mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.079g | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.058g | 0.004g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.148g | 0.166g | 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
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +53.8% |
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Protein
~1.5g
~equal in
Fats
~0.3g
~equal in
Water
~83g
~equal in
Other
~1.05g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1350% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -49.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +12.2% |
