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Sugar substitute vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sugar substitute and leek

  • Sugar substitute is higher in calcium, yet leek is higher in iron, manganese, vitamin B6, copper, and magnesium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily calcium needs 82% more than leek.
  • Sugar substitute contains 29 times more sodium than leek. While sugar substitute contains 572mg of sodium, leek contains only 20mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 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 CalciumCalcium +1389.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.5%
Contains more IronIron +1212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1614.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +337.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2086.4%

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% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Leek
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1453.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Leek DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 59mg 82%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Carbs 84.77g 14.15g 24%
Sodium 572mg 20mg 24%
Iron 0.16mg 2.1mg 24%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.481mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.233mg 17%
Folate 64µg 16%
Calories 347kcal 61kcal 14%
Vitamin C 12mg 13%
Copper 0.007mg 0.12mg 13%
Vitamin A 83µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Magnesium 6mg 28mg 5%
Fiber 0.6g 1.8g 5%
Potassium 39mg 180mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.06mg 4%
Phosphorus 8mg 35mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Protein 2.06g 1.5g 1%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.03mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.166g 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 84.17g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 3.9g N/A
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 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 +37.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +499.1%
Contains more OtherOther +283.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +808.1%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.