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Olive vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are olive and leek different?

  • Olive is higher in iron and copper; however, leek is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for leek is 38% higher.
  • Olive contains 37 times more sodium than leek. While olive contains 735mg of sodium, leek contains only 20mg.

Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +49.2%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1066.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2305%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%

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.
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +315%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +981.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2488.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3257.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~9.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.4µg 47µg 38%
Sodium 735mg 20mg 31%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.481mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.004g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.233mg 17%
Folate 0µg 64µg 16%
Fats 10.68g 0.3g 16%
Copper 0.251mg 0.12mg 15%
Iron 3.3mg 2.1mg 15%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 12mg 12%
Vitamin A 20µg 83µg 7%
Magnesium 4mg 28mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.04g 6%
Fiber 3.2g 1.8g 6%
Potassium 8mg 180mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0.166g 5%
Phosphorus 3mg 35mg 5%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0.92mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.14mg 3%
Calories 115kcal 61kcal 3%
Calcium 88mg 59mg 3%
Carbs 6.26g 14.15g 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 0.4mg 2%
Protein 0.84g 1.5g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.9g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 1µg 0%
Choline 10.3mg 9.5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +3460%
Contains more OtherOther +112.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126%
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +197100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +448.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/nutrients
  2. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/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.