Purslane vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between purslane and leeks

Purslane has more vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, leeks are higher in folate, vitamin B6, manganese, and vitamin A.
Leeks cover your daily need for folate, 13% more than purslane.
Purslane has 4 times more vitamin B2 than leeks. While purslane has 0.112mg of vitamin B2, leeks have only 0.03mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Purslane, raw 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.

Purslane

Leek

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+174.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.1%

~equal in Calcium ~59mg

~equal in Iron ~2.1mg

~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.

Purslane

Leek

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+219.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+433.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		47µg	39%
Folate	12µg	64µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.233mg	12%
Vitamin C	21mg	12mg	10%
Magnesium	68mg	28mg	10%
Potassium	494mg	180mg	9%
Vitamin A		83µg	9%
Manganese	0.303mg	0.481mg	8%
Fiber		1.8g	7%
Vitamin E		0.92mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.112mg	0.03mg	6%
Carbs	3.39g	14.15g	4%
Calories	20kcal	61kcal	2%
Vitamin B5	0.036mg	0.14mg	2%
Protein	2.03g	1.5g	1%
Calcium	65mg	59mg	1%
Iron	1.99mg	2.1mg	1%
Copper	0.113mg	0.12mg	1%
Phosphorus	44mg	35mg	1%
Sodium	45mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.06mg	1%
Choline	12.8mg	9.5mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.166g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	99kcal	407kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	164g	N/A
Fats	0.36g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	3.39g	12.35g	N/A
Sugar		3.9g	N/A
Zinc	0.17mg	0.12mg	0%
Selenium	0.9µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.48mg	0.4mg	0%
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%