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Leek vs. Tomato soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between leek and tomato soup

  • Leek is higher than tomato soup in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin C, and fiber.
  • Leek covers your daily vitamin K needs 38% more than tomato soup.
  • The amount of sodium in leek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial.

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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 5% 2.4% 24% 11% 9.7% 2.5% 6.4% 24% 8.7% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +637.5%
Contains more IronIron +624.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +313.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +617.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 21% 3.3% 3.4% 0% 5% 1.6% 7.9% 0% 9.7% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +730%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +441.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +454.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3033.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.42mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Tomato soup DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 1.5µg 38%
Iron 2.1mg 0.29mg 23%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.067mg 18%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.042mg 15%
Copper 0.12mg 0.029mg 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 10µg 8%
Sodium 20mg 186mg 7%
Vitamin C 12mg 6.3mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.5g 5%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.17mg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 7mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Phosphorus 35mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Potassium 180mg 275mg 3%
Carbs 14.15g 7.45g 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.71g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.007mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 6.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.077g 1%
Calories 61kcal 32kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 1.5µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.21g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 6.95g N/A
Sugar 3.9g 4.03g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.42mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.067g 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
7% 91%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 90.55 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +111.3%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.9%
~equal in Water ~90.55g
~equal in Other ~1.08g

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
28% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +115.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1575%

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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 soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171176/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.