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Leek vs. Ginger ale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between leek and ginger ale

  • Ginger ale has less vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, copper, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 39% more.
  • Ginger ale has a higher glycemic index than leek.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale.

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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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17900%
Contains more IronIron +1066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65%

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
11
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Ginger ale DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.18mg 24%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.013mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0mg 18%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.12mg 0.018mg 11%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Magnesium 28mg 1mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0mg 6%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 1mg 5%
Protein 1.5g 0g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 14.15g 8.76g 2%
Choline 9.5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Sodium 20mg 7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0g 1%
Calories 61kcal 34kcal 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.05mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 8.76g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 8.9g N/A
Saturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0g 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
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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.5%
Contains more OtherOther +10400%
~equal in Water ~91.23g

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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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/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.