Which has more calories, Asparagus or Leek?

Leek has more calories than Asparagus: 61 kcal vs 20 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Asparagus or Leek?

Asparagus has more protein than Leek: 2.2 g vs 1.5 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Asparagus or Leek?

Leek has more fat than Asparagus: 0.3 g vs 0.12 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Asparagus or Leek?

Leek has more carbohydrates than Asparagus: 14.2 g vs 3.38 g per 100 g.

Asparagus vs Leek: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Leek has 61 kcal, so Asparagus has 67% fewer calories.

Leek has more carbohydrates (14.2 g vs 3.38 g). Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 2.46 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus

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one asparagus (40g)handful (450g)bunch (500g)cup (175g)half cup (87.5g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Leek

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one leek (160g)cup (104g)half cup (52g)

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Asparagus vs Leek 100g Compare

per 100g	Asparagus	Leek
Calories	20	61
Carbohydrates	3.38 g	14.15 g
Fat	0.12 g	0.3 g
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	1.8 g
Protein	2.2 g	1.5 g
Calcium	24 mg	59 mg
Iron	1.14 mg	2.1 mg
Magnessium	14 mg	28 mg
Phosphorus	52 mg	35 mg
Potassium	202 mg	180 mg
Sodium	2 mg	20 mg
Zink	0.54 mg	1.2 mg
Vitaminium A	756 IU	1667 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.143 mg	0.06 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.141 mg	0.03 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.978 mg	0.4 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.274 mg	0.14 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.091 mg	0.233 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	52 µg	64 µg
Vitaminium C	5.6 mg	12 mg
Vitaminium E	1.13 mg	0.92 mg
Vitaminium K	41.6 µg	47 µg
Beta karoten	9 µg	1000 µg

Less Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is much less calories than in leek.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and leek 61 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 205%.

In asparagus and in leek most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with leek in details.

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Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

58% CARBS.
38% PROTEIN
5% FAT

Leek 100g

61kcal

Calories source

87% CARBS
9% PROTEIN
4% FAT

Leek calories per:
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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.