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Leek vs. Cream of mushroom soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are leek and cream of mushroom soup different?

  • Leek has more vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, copper, and magnesium than cream of mushroom soup.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for leek is 33% higher.
  • Leek has less sodium.

Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume water are the varieties used 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 1.4% 2.1% 2.7% 3.4% 5.3% 1.6% 5.1% 44% 2.3% 7.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +742.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +480.6%
Contains more IronIron +2233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2572.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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 0% 0.33% 4.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.8% 3.2% 4.3% 1.6% 0% 24% 0.75% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +136.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3228.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +389.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more CholineCholine +102.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Cream of mushroom soup DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 9.6µg 31%
Iron 2.1mg 0.09mg 25%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.018mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.007mg 17%
Folate 64µg 1µg 16%
Sodium 20mg 340mg 14%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.12mg 0.016mg 12%
Vitamin A 83µg 1µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 1.42g 8%
Fiber 1.8g 0.3g 6%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.24mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.006mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 31mg 4%
Carbs 14.15g 3.33g 4%
Fats 0.3g 2.59g 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 12mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.472g 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.66g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.008mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 4.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.597g 1%
Calories 61kcal 39kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.072mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.169mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 0.2g N/A
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
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
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 0.66 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 92.46 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +324.9%
Contains more FatsFats +763.3%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
~equal in Other ~0.96g

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
19% 24% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14825%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +755.4%

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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. Cream of mushroom soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172915/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.