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Leek vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between leek and honey

  • Honey 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.
  • Honey has a higher glycemic index than leek.

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

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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
8
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%
Honey
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +883.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +246.2%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +775%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +501.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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
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%
Honey
1
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +870.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3100%
Contains more CholineCholine +331.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Vitamin K 47µg 0µg 39%
Carbs 14.15g 82.4g 23%
Iron 2.1mg 0.42mg 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.08mg 17%
Folate 64µg 2µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.024mg 16%
Vitamin C 12mg 0.5mg 13%
Calories 61kcal 304kcal 12%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Copper 0.12mg 0.036mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0.2g 6%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 6mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 52mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 4mg 4%
Protein 1.5g 0.3g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.121mg 2%
Sodium 20mg 4mg 1%
Choline 9.5mg 2.2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.068mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.22mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 82.12g N/A
Selenium 1µg 0.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.001mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
4
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Honey
1
82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +385.4%
Contains more OtherOther +425%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +482.3%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.