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Leek vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between leek and apricots?

  • Leek is richer than apricots in vitamin K, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin A.
  • Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 36% more.
  • Leek has 7 times more folate than apricots. While leek has 64µg of folate, apricots have only 9µg.

We used Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Apricots, 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.
Leek
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +353.8%
Contains more IronIron +438.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +524.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%

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.
Leek
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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%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +331.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1324.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +239.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.89mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Apricot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 3.3µg 36%
Iron 2.1mg 0.39mg 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.077mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.054mg 14%
Folate 64µg 9µg 14%
Copper 0.12mg 0.078mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 13mg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.03mg 3%
Potassium 180mg 259mg 2%
Vitamin C 12mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.24mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 23mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.077g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.04mg 1%
Calories 61kcal 48kcal 1%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Carbs 14.15g 11.12g 1%
Vitamin A 83µg 96µg 1%
Sodium 20mg 1mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.2mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 9.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.89mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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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
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.2%
Contains more OtherOther +41.9%
Contains more FatsFats +30%
~equal in Protein ~1.4g
~equal in Water ~86.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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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
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +115.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4150%

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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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.