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Leek vs. Vermicelli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between leek and vermicelli

  • Leek has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin C; however, vermicelli is richer in copper, selenium, zinc, choline, and fiber.
  • Vermicelli covers your daily copper needs 200% more than leek.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw and Vermicelli, made from soy.

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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
5
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 1.4% 17% 0.26% 68% 639% 116% 8.6% 0.52% 0% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5900%
Contains more IronIron +16%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +1496.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%
~equal in Calcium ~55mg

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
10
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 0% 0.67% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.5% 0% 97%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1136.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1763.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Leek Vermicelli DV% diff.
Copper 0.12mg 1.916mg 200%
Selenium 1µg 27µg 47%
Zinc 0.12mg 4.24mg 37%
Vitamin K 47µg 3.8µg 36%
Choline 9.5mg 177mg 30%
Carbs 14.15g 82.32g 23%
Manganese 0.481mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0mg 18%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Calories 61kcal 331kcal 14%
Vitamin C 12mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin A 83µg 2µg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 3.9g 8%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 180mg 3mg 5%
Iron 2.1mg 1.81mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 0.51mg 3%
Protein 1.5g 0.1g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Phosphorus 35mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 20mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 0.041g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.35g 78.42g N/A
Calcium 59mg 55mg 0%
Sugar 3.9g 17.44g N/A
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.014g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.013g 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
3
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
82% 12% 6%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 82.32 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1400%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more WaterWater +597.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +481.8%
Contains more OtherOther +431.4%

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
21% 19% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +304.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +225%

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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. Vermicelli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169884/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.