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Leek vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between leek and barbecue sauce?

  • Barbecue sauce has less vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and copper than leek.
  • Barbecue sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 44% higher.
  • Leek has 32 times more folate than barbecue sauce. Leek has 64µg of folate, while barbecue sauce has 2µg.
  • Leek contains less sodium.

We used Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Sauce, barbecue 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.
Leek
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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +115.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.8%
Contains more IronIron +228.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +281.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30%

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
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +654.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +210.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2511.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +3100%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 20mg 1027mg 44%
Vitamin K 47µg 1.8µg 38%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Iron 2.1mg 0.64mg 18%
Folate 64µg 2µg 16%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.126mg 15%
Vitamin C 12mg 0.6mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.075mg 12%
Carbs 14.15g 40.77g 9%
Vitamin A 83µg 11µg 8%
Calories 61kcal 172kcal 6%
Copper 0.12mg 0.072mg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 13mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 0.9g 4%
Calcium 59mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.023mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.056mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 20mg 2%
Potassium 180mg 232mg 2%
Fats 0.3g 0.63g 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.3µg 1%
Protein 1.5g 0.82g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.597mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 33.24g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.17mg 0%
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.164mg 0%
Choline 9.5mg 7.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.101g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.9%
Contains more WaterWater +51.7%
Contains more FatsFats +110%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +188.1%
Contains more OtherOther +192.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1950%

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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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.