Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Fruits
  4. Grapefruit
  5. Compare
  6. Grapefruit vs. Leek

Grapefruit vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are grapefruit and leek different?

  • Grapefruit is richer in vitamin C, while leek is higher in vitamin K, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin A, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Leek covers your daily need for vitamin K, 39% more than grapefruit.
  • Grapefruit contains 3 times more vitamin C than leek. Grapefruit contains 31.2mg of vitamin C, while leek contains 12mg.

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw types were used in this article.

Infographic

Grapefruit vs Leek infographic
Infographic link

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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Leek
Leek
9
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +168.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +2525%
Contains more CopperCopper +275%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2086.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Leek
Leek
8
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 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +607.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +339.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +392.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 47µg 39%
Iron 0.08mg 2.1mg 25%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 12mg 21%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.481mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.233mg 14%
Folate 13µg 64µg 13%
Copper 0.032mg 0.12mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.92mg 5%
Magnesium 9mg 28mg 5%
Calcium 22mg 59mg 4%
Vitamin A 58µg 83µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.14mg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 35mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 1µg 2%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.166g 1%
Protein 0.77g 1.5g 1%
Calories 42kcal 61kcal 1%
Sodium 0mg 20mg 1%
Potassium 135mg 180mg 1%
Carbs 10.66g 14.15g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.06mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 3.9g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.03mg 0%
Choline 7.7mg 9.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Leek
Leek
4
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.8%
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.7%
Contains more OtherOther +183.8%
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
Leek
Leek
1
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +361.1%

People also compare

Grapefruit
Grapefruit vs Lemon
Lemon
Grapefruit
Grapefruit vs Orange
Orange
Grapefruit
Grapefruit vs Mandarin orange
Mandarin orange
Leek
Leek vs Onion
Onion
Leek
Leek vs Coriander
Coriander
Leek
Leek vs Parsley
Parsley

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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.