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Leek vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between leek and hominy?

  • Leek is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, and copper, yet hominy is richer in zinc.
  • Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 39% higher.
  • Leek contains less sodium.

We used Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Hominy, canned, white 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
7
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%
Hominy
Hominy
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 0.79% 23% 10% 29% 15% 45% 9.1% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +490%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1900%
Contains more IronIron +238.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +587.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Phosphorus ~35mg

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
10
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%
Hominy
Hominy
0
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% 1% 0% 0.75% 1.4% 0.62% 9.2% 1.2% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 1.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1740%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4560%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23400%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more CholineCholine +206.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.154mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Hominy DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0.2µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.62mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.005mg 18%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.07mg 18%
Folate 64µg 1µg 16%
Sodium 20mg 345mg 14%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.12mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.05mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.05mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.003mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 10mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 9mg 5%
Selenium 1µg 3µg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 2.5g 3%
Magnesium 28mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.033mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.399g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.006mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 3.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.231g 1%
Calories 61kcal 72kcal 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.88g 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.48g 0%
Carbs 14.15g 14.26g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 11.76g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 1.82g N/A
Phosphorus 35mg 35mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.154mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.123g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.045mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
Leek
3
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Hominy
Hominy
2
14% 83%
Protein: 1.48 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 14.26 g
Water: 82.53 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more OtherOther +23.5%
Contains more FatsFats +193.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.48g
~equal in Carbs ~14.26g
~equal in Water ~82.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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
Hominy
Hominy
2
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.231 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5675%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140.4%

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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. Hominy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169701/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.