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Leek vs. Sherbet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between leek and sherbet

  • Sherbet has less vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, copper, and vitamin E than leek.
  • Leek covers your daily need for vitamin K, 39% more than sherbet.
  • Leek has 92 times more vitamin E than sherbet. While leek has 0.92mg of vitamin E, sherbet has only 0.01mg.
  • Leek has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of sherbet is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Sherbet, orange.

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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
6
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 5.7% 16% 8.5% 5.3% 9.3% 13% 17% 6% 1.4% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +328.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4272.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Calcium ~54mg

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%
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 7.7% 4% 0.2% 0% 6.8% 22% 1.2% 13% 5.3% 16% 0% 3% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +421.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +591.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +534.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +913%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Sherbet DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.14mg 25%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.011mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.023mg 16%
Folate 64µg 4µg 15%
Vitamin C 12mg 2.3mg 11%
Copper 0.12mg 0.028mg 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 12µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.01mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.04g 1.16g 5%
Carbs 14.15g 30.4g 5%
Magnesium 28mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.13µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.097mg 5%
Calories 61kcal 144kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.027mg 3%
Fats 0.3g 2g 3%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.48mg 3%
Fiber 1.8g 1.3g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.063mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.224mg 2%
Potassium 180mg 96mg 2%
Sodium 20mg 46mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.08g 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.5µg 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.1g 1%
Calcium 59mg 54mg 1%
Phosphorus 35mg 40mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.53g 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 29.1g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 3.9g 24.32g N/A
Choline 9.5mg 7.7mg 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
3
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
2% 30% 66%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 2 g
Carbs: 30.4 g
Water: 66.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.4%
Contains more WaterWater +25.6%
Contains more OtherOther +162.5%
Contains more FatsFats +566.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +114.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
2
19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.53 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +107.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13150%

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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. Sherbet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167577/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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