Fennel vs Leek: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Fennel has 31 kcal and Leek has 61 kcal, so Fennel has 49% fewer calories.

Fennel has more fiber (3.1 g vs 1.8 g). Leek has more carbohydrates (14.2 g vs 7.29 g). Relative to calories, Fennel is the better protein source (4 g vs 2.46 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Fennel - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Fennel - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Fennel
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one fennel (180g)cup, sliced (87g)
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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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* 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.

Fennel vs Leek 100g Compare


per 100gFennelLeek
Calories31 61
Carbohydrates7.29 g14.15 g
Fat0.2 g0.3 g
Dietary fiber3.1 g1.8 g
Protein1.24 g1.5 g
Calcium49 mg59 mg
Iron0.73 mg2.1 mg
Magnessium17 mg28 mg
Phosphorus50 mg35 mg
Potassium414 mg180 mg
Sodium52 mg20 mg
Zink0.2 mg1.2 mg
Vitaminium A134 IU1667 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.01 mg0.06 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.032 mg0.03 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.64 mg0.4 mg
Vitaminium B50.232 mg0.14 mg
Vitaminium B60.047 mg0.233 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)27 µg64 µg
Vitaminium C12 mg12 mg

Less Calories in Fennel

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

Fennel has 31 kcal per 100g and leek 61 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 97%.

In fennel and in leek most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare fennel with leek in details.

Fennel 100g

31kcal

Calories source

  • 81% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

Leek 100g

61kcal

Calories source

  • 87% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 4% FAT

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.