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Leek vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between leek and tomato sauce

  • Tomato sauce has less vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, iron, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin C than leek.
  • Leek covers your daily need for vitamin K, 37% more than tomato sauce.
  • Leek has 7 times more folate than tomato sauce. While leek has 64µg of folate, tomato sauce has only 9µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +321.4%
Contains more IronIron +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +325.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45%
~equal in Copper ~0.115mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +277.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1578.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~9.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 2.8µg 37%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.113mg 16%
Folate 64µg 9µg 14%
Iron 2.1mg 0.96mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.098mg 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 22µg 7%
Vitamin C 12mg 7mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.991mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.024mg 3%
Carbs 14.15g 5.31g 3%
Magnesium 28mg 15mg 3%
Potassium 180mg 297mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.309mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.065mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 1.44mg 3%
Calories 61kcal 24kcal 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Phosphorus 35mg 27mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Protein 1.5g 1.2g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.22mg 1%
Copper 0.12mg 0.115mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.5g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 3.56g N/A
Sodium 20mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.041g 0%
Choline 9.5mg 9.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.044g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.121g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.078mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.02mg 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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.5%
Contains more OtherOther +81.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~91.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1000%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.041g

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.