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Leek vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between leek and soft serve

  • Leek has more vitamin K, iron, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin C; however, soft serve has more vitamin B12.
  • Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 38% more.
  • Leek has 96 times more manganese than soft serve. Leek has 0.481mg of manganese, while soft serve has 0.005mg.
  • Leek is lower in saturated fat.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than leek.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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
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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9520%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Potassium ~177mg

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%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +385.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5122.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +506.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +261.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0.9µg 38%
Saturated fat 0.04g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Iron 2.1mg 0.21mg 24%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.005mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.3g 13g 20%
Folate 64µg 9µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.048mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.182mg 12%
Vitamin C 12mg 0.8mg 12%
Phosphorus 35mg 116mg 12%
Copper 0.12mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 162µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 3.49g 9%
Calories 61kcal 222kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.506mg 7%
Calcium 59mg 131mg 7%
Protein 1.5g 4.1g 5%
Selenium 1µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 0.7g 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.52mg 4%
Magnesium 28mg 12mg 4%
Choline 9.5mg 26mg 3%
Carbs 14.15g 22.2g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.095mg 2%
Sodium 20mg 61mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.61mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.46g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.049mg 1%
Net carbs 12.35g 21.5g N/A
Potassium 180mg 177mg 0%
Sugar 3.9g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +38.8%
Contains more OtherOther +16.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +173.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Leek
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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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.1%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.