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Leek vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are leek and pear different?

  • Leek is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, vitamin E, and calcium, while pear is higher in fiber.
  • Leek covers your daily need for vitamin K, 36% more than pear.
  • Leek contains 67 times more vitamin A than pear. Leek contains 1667IU of vitamin A, while pear contains 25IU.

Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Pears, raw 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
9
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%
Pear
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +555.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.2%
Contains more IronIron +1066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +902.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%

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%
Pear
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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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +179.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +703.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +968.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +814.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 4.4µg 36%
Iron 2.1mg 0.18mg 24%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.048mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.029mg 16%
Folate 64µg 7µg 14%
Vitamin A 83µg 1µg 9%
Vitamin C 12mg 4.3mg 9%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Magnesium 28mg 7mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 9mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.12mg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 3.1g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.012mg 4%
Copper 0.12mg 0.082mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 12mg 3%
Potassium 180mg 116mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.36g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.049mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.161mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 1mg 1%
Calories 61kcal 57kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 12.13g N/A
Carbs 14.15g 15.23g 0%
Sugar 3.9g 9.75g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.026mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.084g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
3
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Pear
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +316.7%
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more OtherOther +238.7%
~equal in Carbs ~15.23g
~equal in Water ~83.96g

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
Pear
2
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2000%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.