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Star anise vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are star anise and leek different?

  • Star anise is higher than leek in iron, copper, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Star anise covers your daily need for iron, 436% more than leek.
  • Star anise contains 44 times more zinc than leek. Star anise contains 5.3mg of zinc, while leek contains 0.12mg.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index (89) than leek (32).

Spices, anise seed and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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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 +507.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +994.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +700.6%
Contains more IronIron +1660%
Contains more CopperCopper +658.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +378.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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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 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +665%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +469.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +179%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +418.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +540%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Leek DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 2.1mg 436%
Copper 0.91mg 0.12mg 88%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.481mg 79%
Calcium 646mg 59mg 59%
Phosphorus 440mg 35mg 58%
Fiber 14.6g 1.8g 51%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.12mg 47%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Potassium 1441mg 180mg 37%
Magnesium 170mg 28mg 34%
Protein 17.6g 1.5g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.233mg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.004g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.3g 24%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.06mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.166g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.03mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.4mg 17%
Folate 10µg 64µg 14%
Calories 337kcal 61kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.14mg 13%
Carbs 50.02g 14.15g 12%
Vitamin C 21mg 12mg 10%
Selenium 5µg 1µg 7%
Vitamin A 16µg 83µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.04g 2%
Net carbs 35.42g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Sodium 16mg 20mg 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
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 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 +1073.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253.5%
Contains more OtherOther +561%
Contains more WaterWater +770%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 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 +244400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1797.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.