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Leek vs. Italian sausage raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between leek and italian sausage raw

  • Leek has more vitamin A and manganese; however, italian sausage raw has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Italian sausage raw's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 56% more.
  • Leek is lower in sodium.

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

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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
6
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 10% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.8%
Contains more IronIron +78%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +729.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1391.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +305.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2380%

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
6
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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +846.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Italian sausage raw DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.04g 11.27g 51%
Fats 0.3g 31.33g 48%
Selenium 1µg 24.8µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.568mg 42%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.91µg 38%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 14.34g 36%
Sodium 20mg 731mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 4.03g 26%
Protein 1.5g 14.25g 26%
Cholesterol 0mg 76mg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3.25mg 18%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.058mg 18%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.79mg 15%
Phosphorus 35mg 142mg 15%
Folate 64µg 8µg 14%
Calories 61kcal 346kcal 14%
Iron 2.1mg 1.18mg 12%
Vitamin C 12mg 2mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.168mg 11%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.51mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.3mg 5%
Carbs 14.15g 0.65g 5%
Copper 0.12mg 0.08mg 4%
Calcium 59mg 18mg 4%
Magnesium 28mg 14mg 3%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Potassium 180mg 253mg 2%
Net carbs 12.35g 0.65g N/A
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.563mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.52mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.956mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 1.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.346mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.477mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.572mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.411mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
2
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2076.9%
Contains more WaterWater +62.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +850%
Contains more FatsFats +10343.3%
Contains more OtherOther +156.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
38% 48% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.03 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +358400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2327.7%

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. Italian sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/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.