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Leek vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between leek and tea

  • Tea has less vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, copper, fiber, magnesium, and vitamin E than leek.
  • Leek covers your daily need for vitamin K, 39% more than tea.
  • The glycemic index of leek is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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
9
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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +900%
Contains more IronIron +20900%
Contains more CopperCopper +990.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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
11
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%
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +976.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3066.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 0µg 39%
Iron 2.1mg 0.01mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.001mg 18%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.12mg 0.011mg 12%
Vitamin A 83µg 0µg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 3mg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Potassium 180mg 18mg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 1mg 5%
Carbs 14.15g 0.17g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.392mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.013mg 3%
Protein 1.5g 0.06g 3%
Calories 61kcal 1kcal 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Choline 9.5mg 0.3mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.032mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.003mg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 0.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0g 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8223.5%
Contains more OtherOther +600%
Contains more WaterWater +20%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.