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Leek vs. Pigeon pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between leek and pigeon pea raw?

  • Leek is higher in vitamin A, yet pigeon pea raw is higher in copper, folate, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Pigeon pea raw's daily need coverage for copper is 104% more.
  • Leek has 60 times more vitamin A than pigeon pea raw. While leek has 1667IU of vitamin A, pigeon pea raw has only 28IU.

We used Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw types 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
0
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 131% 39% 123% 196% 352% 75% 157% 2.2% 234% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +553.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +673.3%
Contains more IronIron +149%
Contains more CopperCopper +780.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +948.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +272.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +720%

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
5
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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 161% 43% 56% 76% 65% 0% 0% 342% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +971.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +523.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +641.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +804.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +612.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Pigeon pea raw DV% diff.
Copper 0.12mg 1.057mg 104%
Folate 64µg 456µg 98%
Manganese 0.481mg 1.791mg 57%
Fiber 1.8g 15g 53%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.643mg 49%
Phosphorus 35mg 367mg 47%
Protein 1.5g 21.7g 40%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 5.23mg 39%
Magnesium 28mg 183mg 37%
Potassium 180mg 1392mg 36%
Zinc 0.12mg 2.76mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 1.266mg 23%
Carbs 14.15g 62.78g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.965mg 16%
Calories 61kcal 343kcal 14%
Selenium 1µg 8.2µg 13%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.187mg 12%
Vitamin A 83µg 1µg 9%
Calcium 59mg 130mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.814g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.283mg 4%
Fats 0.3g 1.49g 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.33g 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 47.78g N/A
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Sodium 20mg 17mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.774mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
Leek
1
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
22% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.7 g
Fats: 1.49 g
Carbs: 62.78 g
Water: 10.59 g
Other: 3.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +683.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1346.7%
Contains more FatsFats +396.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +343.7%
Contains more OtherOther +227.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.814 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +390.4%

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. Pigeon pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172436/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.