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Leek vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between leek and pea soup

  • Leek is higher than pea soup in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin E.
  • Leek covers your daily vitamin K needs 39% more than pea soup.
  • Leek contains 139 times more vitamin A than pea soup. While leek contains 1667IU of vitamin A, pea soup contains only 12IU.
  • The amount of sodium in leek is lower.
  • The glycemic index of leek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +391.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.5%
Contains more IronIron +187.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +96.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +433.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +922.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1065%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23400%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Pea soup DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0.2µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.73mg 17%
Folate 64µg 1µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.02mg 16%
Sodium 20mg 336mg 14%
Vitamin C 12mg 0.6mg 13%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.245mg 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 3µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.09mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 12mg 5%
Selenium 1µg 3.6µg 5%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.64mg 5%
Copper 0.12mg 0.146mg 3%
Protein 1.5g 3.2g 3%
Magnesium 28mg 15mg 3%
Potassium 180mg 71mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 47mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.524g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.049mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 13.2mg 1%
Carbs 14.15g 9.88g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.372g 1%
Fats 0.3g 1.09g 1%
Calories 61kcal 61kcal 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 3.19g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.9g 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.462mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.142g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +113.3%
Contains more FatsFats +263.3%
Contains more OtherOther +21.9%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9200%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.