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Leek vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between leek and tomatillos

  • Leek has more vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, folate, vitamin B6, and calcium; however, tomatillos are richer in manganese and vitamin B3.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily manganese needs 6631% more than leek.
  • Tomatillos have 15 times less vitamin A than leek. Leek has 1667IU of vitamin A, while tomatillos have 114IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Tomatillos, 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
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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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +742.9%
Contains more IronIron +238.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31708.7%

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1283.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +316.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +365.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +814.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +362.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~11.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Tomatillo DV% diff.
Manganese 0.481mg 153mg 6631%
Vitamin K 47µg 10.1µg 31%
Iron 2.1mg 0.62mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.056mg 14%
Folate 64µg 7µg 14%
Vitamin A 83µg 6µg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.85mg 9%
Copper 0.12mg 0.079mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.38mg 4%
Potassium 180mg 268mg 3%
Carbs 14.15g 5.84g 3%
Magnesium 28mg 20mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.417g 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.96g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.5µg 1%
Calories 61kcal 32kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.044mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 1.02g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.22mg 1%
Phosphorus 35mg 39mg 1%
Vitamin C 12mg 11.7mg 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 3.94g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 3.93g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.9g 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.035mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.15mg 0%
Choline 9.5mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.139g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.155g 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
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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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142.3%
Contains more OtherOther +90.9%
Contains more FatsFats +240%
Contains more WaterWater +10.4%

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
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3775%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +151.2%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.