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Leek vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are leek and milk different?

  • Leek is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, and copper, while milk is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Leek covers your daily need for vitamin K, 39% more than milk.

Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types were 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
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%
Milk
Milk
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more IronIron +6900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +230%

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
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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%
Milk
Milk
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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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +330.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +529.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +46900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1180%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0.1µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.03mg 26%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.003mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.037mg 15%
Folate 64µg 5µg 15%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.185mg 12%
Copper 0.12mg 0.01mg 12%
Phosphorus 35mg 95mg 9%
Calcium 59mg 125mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Magnesium 28mg 11mg 4%
Selenium 1µg 3.3µg 4%
Protein 1.5g 3.37g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.361mg 4%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin A 83µg 58µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.633g 3%
Carbs 14.15g 4.99g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.093mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 17.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.277g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.035g 1%
Calories 61kcal 42kcal 1%
Sodium 20mg 44mg 1%
Potassium 180mg 150mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.97g 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 5.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
Leek
2
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Milk
Milk
3
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.6%
Contains more OtherOther +40%
Contains more ProteinProtein +124.7%
Contains more FatsFats +223.3%
~equal in Water ~89.92g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
Leek
2
19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Milk
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +374.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6825%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.