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Leek vs. Pomelo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between leek and pomelo

  • Leek has more vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, copper, calcium, and magnesium, while pomelo has more vitamin C.
  • Pomelo's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 54% higher.
  • Pomelo contains 208 times less vitamin A than leek. Leek contains 1667IU of vitamin A, while pomelo contains 8IU.
  • Leek has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of leek is 32, while the glycemic index of pomelo is 78.

The food types used in this comparison are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Pummelo, 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
8
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%
Pomelo
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1375%
Contains more IronIron +1809.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2729.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
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
9
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%
Pomelo
1
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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +547.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +408.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Pomelo DV% diff.
Vitamin C 12mg 61mg 54%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.11mg 25%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.017mg 20%
Folate 64µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.036mg 15%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Copper 0.12mg 0.048mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 4mg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 6mg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Fiber 1.8g 1g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.034mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Carbs 14.15g 9.62g 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.22mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 1%
Calories 61kcal 38kcal 1%
Protein 1.5g 0.76g 1%
Sodium 20mg 1mg 1%
Potassium 180mg 216mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.027mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 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
4
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Pomelo
1
10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.4%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.1%
Contains more OtherOther +118.8%
~equal in Water ~89.1g

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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. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/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.