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Leek vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between leek and nori

  • Leek has more vitamin K; however, nori has more vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin C, manganese, folate, copper, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 71% more.
  • Leek has 12 times more vitamin K than nori. Leek has 47µg of vitamin K, while nori has 4µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Seaweed, laver, 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
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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%
Nori
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more IronIron +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains more ZincZinc +775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.4%

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
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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Nori
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1075%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +225%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +267.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +272.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +128.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 4µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.446mg 32%
Vitamin C 12mg 39mg 30%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.988mg 22%
Folate 64µg 146µg 21%
Vitamin A 83µg 260µg 20%
Copper 0.12mg 0.264mg 16%
Protein 1.5g 5.81g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.521mg 8%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.05mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.47mg 7%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.159mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.3g 6%
Potassium 180mg 356mg 5%
Iron 2.1mg 1.8mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 58mg 3%
Carbs 14.15g 5.11g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.098mg 3%
Calories 61kcal 35kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 1mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 48mg 1%
Calcium 59mg 70mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 0.49g N/A
Choline 9.5mg 10.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.025g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

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
Nori
3
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.3%
Contains more OtherOther +259%
~equal in Fats ~0.28g
~equal in Water ~85.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Nori
1
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +525%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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