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Jerusalem artichoke vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jerusalem artichoke and leek

  • Jerusalem artichoke has more iron, vitamin B1, potassium, and phosphorus; however, leek has more vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin C.
  • Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 39% more.
  • Jerusalem artichoke has 3 times more vitamin B1 than leek. Jerusalem artichoke has 0.2mg of vitamin B1, while leek has 0.06mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Jerusalem-artichokes, raw 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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +138.3%
Contains more IronIron +61.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +122.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +321.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +701.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.12mg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +183.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +215.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +384.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +46900%
Contains more FolateFolate +392.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerusalem artichoke Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 47µg 39%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.481mg 18%
Iron 3.4mg 2.1mg 16%
Folate 13µg 64µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.233mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.06mg 12%
Vitamin C 4mg 12mg 9%
Vitamin A 1µg 83µg 9%
Potassium 429mg 180mg 7%
Phosphorus 78mg 35mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 0.4mg 6%
Calcium 14mg 59mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.14mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.92mg 5%
Choline 30mg 9.5mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 28mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.03mg 2%
Copper 0.14mg 0.12mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0.166g 1%
Calories 73kcal 61kcal 1%
Protein 2g 1.5g 1%
Carbs 17.44g 14.15g 1%
Sodium 4mg 20mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1µg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 15.84g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 9.6g 3.9g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.004g 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 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 +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.3%
Contains more OtherOther +141.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2900%
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16500%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.004g

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.