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Leek vs. Lemonade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are leek and lemonade different?

  • Leek has more vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, copper, vitamin C, fiber, and magnesium than lemonade.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for leek is 39% higher.
  • Leek has a lower glycemic index (32) than lemonade (54).

Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with 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% 1.2% 1.3% 6% 7% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 0.65% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1100%
Contains more IronIron +1212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +471.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1650%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9520%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
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
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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 13% 0% 0.2% 0% 1.5% 4.8% 0.3% 0.78% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +976.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3783.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more CholineCholine +2275%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Lemonade DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.16mg 24%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.005mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.006mg 17%
Folate 64µg 1µg 16%
Copper 0.12mg 0.021mg 11%
Vitamin C 12mg 3.9mg 9%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.01mg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 4mg 6%
Phosphorus 35mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.006mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 15mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.013mg 3%
Protein 1.5g 0.07g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.016mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 0.4mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.013g 1%
Calories 61kcal 40kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.021mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Carbs 14.15g 10.42g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 10.42g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 9.98g N/A
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.006g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.002g 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
10% 89%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 10.42 g
Water: 89.35 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2042.9%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.8%
Contains more OtherOther +775%
~equal in Water ~89.35g

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
29% 10% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.006 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.013 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1176.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%

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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. Lemonade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173217/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.