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Juice vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between juice and leek?

  • Juice is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, yet leek is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, and copper.
  • Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 39% higher.
  • Juice has 14 times more vitamin B2 than leek. Juice has 0.43mg of vitamin B2, while leek has 0.03mg.
  • Leek has a lower glycemic index than juice.

We used Beverages, Orange juice drink and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Juice
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
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 -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +328.6%
Contains more IronIron +1809.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +775%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6771.4%
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.
Juice
5
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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Leek
6
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 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Juice Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 47µg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.03mg 31%
Vitamin B3 5mg 0.4mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 0.06mg 27%
Iron 0.11mg 2.1mg 25%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.481mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.233mg 21%
Folate 4µg 64µg 15%
Copper 0.018mg 0.12mg 11%
Vitamin A 2µg 83µg 9%
Calcium 2mg 59mg 6%
Fiber 0.2g 1.8g 6%
Magnesium 3mg 28mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.92mg 6%
Potassium 42mg 180mg 4%
Phosphorus 4mg 35mg 4%
Protein 0.2g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin C 15mg 12mg 3%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 0.14mg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.12mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 20mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 0.166g 1%
Calories 54kcal 61kcal 0%
Fats 0g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 13.41g 14.15g 0%
Net carbs 13.21g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 3.9g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 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
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
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 +650%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +452.6%
~equal in Carbs ~14.15g
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Juice
2
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
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 -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1560%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.