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Pea soup vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pea soup and leek

  • Leek is higher than pea soup in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin E.
  • Leek covers your daily vitamin K needs 39% more than pea soup.
  • Pea soup contains 17 times more sodium than leek. While pea soup contains 336mg of sodium, leek contains only 20mg.
  • The glycemic index of leek is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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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 CopperCopper +21.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +433.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +391.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.5%
Contains more IronIron +187.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +96.3%

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.
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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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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 B3Vitamin B3 +15.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +922.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1065%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23400%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.2µg 47µg 39%
Iron 0.73mg 2.1mg 17%
Folate 1µg 64µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.233mg 16%
Sodium 336mg 20mg 14%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 12mg 13%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.481mg 10%
Vitamin A 3µg 83µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.92mg 6%
Calcium 12mg 59mg 5%
Selenium 3.6µg 1µg 5%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.12mg 5%
Copper 0.146mg 0.12mg 3%
Protein 3.2g 1.5g 3%
Magnesium 15mg 28mg 3%
Potassium 71mg 180mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 35mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.04g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.14mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 9.5mg 1%
Carbs 9.88g 14.15g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.004g 1%
Fats 1.09g 0.3g 1%
Calories 61kcal 61kcal 0%
Net carbs 7.98g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 3.19g 3.9g N/A
Fiber 1.9g 1.8g 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.4mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 0.166g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
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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 ProteinProtein +113.3%
Contains more FatsFats +263.3%
Contains more OtherOther +21.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.2%
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
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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 +9200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.9%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.