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Leek vs. Marmalade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are leek and marmalade different?

  • Leek has more vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, magnesium, and vitamin E than marmalade.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for leek is 39% higher.
  • Leek contains 27 times more vitamin A than marmalade. While leek contains 1667IU of vitamin A, marmalade contains only 62IU.
  • Leek has a lower glycemic index (32) than marmalade (43).

Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Marmalade, orange 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
10
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% 11% 3.3% 5.6% 30% 1.1% 1.7% 7.3% 2.6% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +386.5%
Contains more IronIron +1300%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +775%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2305%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 16% 1% 1.2% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 0.98% 0.9% 4.4% 0% 0% 6.8% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1126.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Marmalade DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.15mg 24%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.02mg 20%
Carbs 14.15g 66.3g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.019mg 16%
Folate 64µg 9µg 14%
Calories 61kcal 246kcal 9%
Vitamin A 83µg 3µg 9%
Vitamin C 12mg 4.8mg 8%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.005mg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 4mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 0.7g 4%
Potassium 180mg 37mg 4%
Copper 0.12mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.015mg 3%
Sodium 20mg 56mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.3g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.052mg 2%
Calcium 59mg 38mg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.04mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Choline 9.5mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 65.6g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 60g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.005mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.015mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.01mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.013mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.006mg 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
66% 33%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 66.3 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +150%
Contains more OtherOther +425%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +368.6%

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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. Marmalade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168819/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.