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Leek vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are leek and red cabbage different?

  • Leek is richer in iron, folate, copper, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin K, and vitamin E, while red cabbage is higher in vitamin C.
  • Red cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin C, 50% more than leek.
  • Leek contains 8 times more vitamin E than red cabbage. Leek contains 0.92mg of vitamin E, while red cabbage contains 0.11mg.

Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Cabbage, red, 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
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% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.1%
Contains more IronIron +162.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +605.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%

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
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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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +48.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +736.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23%
Contains more FolateFolate +255.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130%
Contains more CholineCholine +80%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.418mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.147mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Red cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 12mg 57mg 50%
Iron 2.1mg 0.8mg 16%
Folate 64µg 18µg 12%
Copper 0.12mg 0.017mg 11%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.243mg 10%
Vitamin K 47µg 38.2µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.11mg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.069mg 3%
Vitamin A 83µg 56µg 3%
Calories 61kcal 31kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.209mg 2%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Carbs 14.15g 7.37g 2%
Potassium 180mg 243mg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.22mg 1%
Calcium 59mg 45mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.08g 1%
Phosphorus 35mg 30mg 1%
Choline 9.5mg 17.1mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2.1g 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.43g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 5.27g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 3.83g N/A
Sodium 20mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.064mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.418mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.147mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.024mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more FatsFats +87.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92%
Contains more OtherOther +61.5%
~equal in Protein ~1.43g
~equal in Water ~90.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +107.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/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.