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Tomato sauce vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomato sauce and leek

  • Tomato sauce has less vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, iron, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin C than leek.
  • Leek covers your daily need for vitamin K, 37% more than tomato sauce.
  • Tomato sauce has 2 times more vitamin B3 than leek. While tomato sauce has 0.991mg of vitamin B3, leek has only 0.4mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +321.4%
Contains more IronIron +118.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +325.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.12mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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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 EVitamin E +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +277.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1578.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~9.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.8µg 47µg 37%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.481mg 16%
Folate 9µg 64µg 14%
Iron 0.96mg 2.1mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.233mg 10%
Vitamin A 22µg 83µg 7%
Vitamin C 7mg 12mg 6%
Calcium 14mg 59mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.06mg 3%
Carbs 5.31g 14.15g 3%
Magnesium 15mg 28mg 3%
Potassium 297mg 180mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.92mg 3%
Calories 24kcal 61kcal 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 35mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Protein 1.2g 1.5g 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Copper 0.115mg 0.12mg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.8g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 3.9g N/A
Sodium 11mg 20mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.04g 0%
Choline 9.9mg 9.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.166g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 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 OtherOther +81.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 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 +1000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.04g

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.