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Sweet and sour vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet and sour and leek?

  • Sweet and sour is richer in manganese, yet leek is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, vitamin B6, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Leek's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 39% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has 19 times more sodium than leek. Sweet and sour has 371mg of sodium, while leek has 20mg.
  • Leek has a lower glycemic index than sweet and sour.

We used Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
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 ManganeseManganese +58.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +490%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.8%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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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 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +339.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23400%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +295.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.2µg 47µg 39%
Iron 0.21mg 2.1mg 24%
Sodium 371mg 20mg 15%
Folate 8µg 64µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.233mg 14%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.481mg 12%
Vitamin A 1µg 83µg 9%
Carbs 38.22g 14.15g 8%
Fiber 0.1g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.92mg 6%
Magnesium 8mg 28mg 5%
Calcium 10mg 59mg 5%
Copper 0.079mg 0.12mg 5%
Calories 150kcal 61kcal 4%
Phosphorus 7mg 35mg 4%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 12mg 4%
Potassium 99mg 180mg 2%
Protein 0.27g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.14mg 1%
Choline 2.4mg 9.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.166g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.03mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1µg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 38.12g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 18.75g 3.9g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.004g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 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 CarbsCarbs +170.1%
Contains more OtherOther +16.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +455.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +37.7%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.