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Provolone vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between provolone and leek

  • Provolone has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2, while leek has more vitamin K.
  • Provolone's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 85% higher.
  • The amount of cholesterol in leek is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, provolone 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 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 79%
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 +1181.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2591.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1317.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.4%
Contains more IronIron +303.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +361.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4710%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

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 0% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 8.4%
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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 AVitamin A +184.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +970%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +219.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2036.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +540%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Leek DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.078g 0.04g 77%
Calcium 756mg 59mg 70%
Phosphorus 496mg 35mg 66%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0µg 61%
Protein 25.58g 1.5g 48%
Fats 26.62g 0.3g 40%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 47µg 37%
Sodium 876mg 20mg 37%
Zinc 3.23mg 0.12mg 28%
Selenium 14.5µg 1µg 25%
Cholesterol 69mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.03mg 22%
Iron 0.52mg 2.1mg 20%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.481mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 0.004g 18%
Vitamin A 236µg 83µg 17%
Calories 351kcal 61kcal 15%
Folate 10µg 64µg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 12mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.233mg 12%
Copper 0.026mg 0.12mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0.14mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.92mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.166g 4%
Carbs 2.14g 14.15g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 9.5mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 180mg 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 12.35g N/A
Magnesium 28mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g 3.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 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 ProteinProtein +1605.3%
Contains more FatsFats +8773.3%
Contains more OtherOther +348.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +561.2%
Contains more WaterWater +102.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 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 +184725%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +363.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/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.

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