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Leek vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between leek and pastry

  • Leek has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin C; however, pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 48% more than leek.
  • Leek has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pastry is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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%
Pastry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +490%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more IronIron +21.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +341.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2320%
~equal in Copper ~0.114mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.488mg

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%
Pastry
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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% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1009.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +191.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +563.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +843.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +942%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0.3g 38.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0.04g 9.643g 44%
Selenium 1µg 24.2µg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 4.894g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.398mg 28%
Vitamin K 47µg 16.1µg 26%
Calories 61kcal 551kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 4.168mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.283mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.021mg 16%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Protein 1.5g 7.3g 12%
Carbs 14.15g 45.1g 10%
Sodium 20mg 249mg 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Iron 2.1mg 2.56mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 10mg 5%
Folate 64µg 78µg 4%
Potassium 180mg 61mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 60mg 4%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.53mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 28mg 16mg 3%
Copper 0.12mg 0.114mg 1%
Choline 9.5mg 6.4mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.5g 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 0.74g N/A
Manganese 0.481mg 0.488mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.156mg 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
Pastry
3
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +876.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +386.7%
Contains more FatsFats +12600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +218.7%
~equal in Other ~1g

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
Pastry
2
27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +539825%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2848.2%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/nutrients

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

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