Hot sauce vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between hot sauce and leek
- Hot sauce is richer in vitamin C, yet leek is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, copper, fiber, and vitamin B6.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for hot sauce is 114% higher.
- Hot sauce contains 6 times more vitamin C than leek. Hot sauce contains 74.8mg of vitamin C, while leek contains 12mg.
- Leek contains less sodium.
Food types used in this article are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +460% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +637.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +25% |
Contains more IronIron | +337.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +328.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +218.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +881.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 CVitamin C | +523.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +173.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +937.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +666.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +66.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +57.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +27.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +48.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1858.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +966.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 2643mg | 20mg | 114% |
Vitamin C | 74.8mg | 12mg | 70% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 47µg | 37% |
Iron | 0.48mg | 2.1mg | 20% |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 0.481mg | 19% |
Folate | 6µg | 64µg | 15% |
Copper | 0.028mg | 0.12mg | 10% |
Vitamin A | 8µg | 83µg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.157mg | 0.233mg | 6% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 1.8g | 6% |
Magnesium | 5mg | 28mg | 5% |
Calcium | 8mg | 59mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 0.92mg | 5% |
Carbs | 1.75g | 14.15g | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 0.03mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 11mg | 35mg | 3% |
Calories | 11kcal | 61kcal | 3% |
Protein | 0.51g | 1.5g | 2% |
Choline | 9.5mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 0.06mg | 2% |
Selenium | 0µg | 1µg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.254mg | 0.4mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 0.14mg | 1% |
Potassium | 144mg | 180mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.37g | 0.3g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.45g | 12.35g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.26g | 3.9g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.052g | 0.04g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.03g | 0.004g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.196g | 0.166g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.019mg | 0.063mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.017mg | 0.052mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.027mg | 0.096mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.023mg | 0.078mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.016mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.022mg | 0.056mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +23.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +603.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +194.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +708.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +650% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +18.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -23.1% |