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Pickled cucumber vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pickled cucumber and leek?

  • Leek is richer than pickled cucumber in vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin E.
  • Pickled cucumber's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
  • The amount of sodium in leek is lower.

We used Pickles, cucumber, sour and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +682.6%
Contains more IronIron +425%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4272.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 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 CVitamin C +1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +730%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +922.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2488.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +6300%
Contains more CholineCholine +163.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~47µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pickled cucumber Leek DV% diff.
Sodium 1208mg 20mg 52%
Iron 0.4mg 2.1mg 21%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.481mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.233mg 17%
Folate 1µg 64µg 16%
Vitamin C 1mg 12mg 12%
Vitamin A 10µg 83µg 8%
Magnesium 4mg 28mg 6%
Calcium 0mg 59mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.92mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Potassium 23mg 180mg 5%
Carbs 2.26g 14.15g 4%
Copper 0.085mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.4mg 3%
Calories 11kcal 61kcal 3%
Phosphorus 14mg 35mg 3%
Fiber 1.2g 1.8g 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Protein 0.33g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0.14mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.166g 1%
Choline 3.6mg 9.5mg 1%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 1.06g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 1.06g 3.9g N/A
Vitamin K 47µg 47µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +198.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +354.5%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +526.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Leek
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.9%

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.