Which has more calories, Leek or Onion?

Leek has more calories than Onion: 61 kcal vs 40 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Leek or Onion?

Leek has more protein than Onion: 1.5 g vs 1.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Leek or Onion?

Leek has more fat than Onion: 0.3 g vs 0.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Leek or Onion?

Leek has more carbohydrates than Onion: 14.2 g vs 9.34 g per 100 g.

Leek vs Onion: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Leek has 61 kcal and Onion has 40 kcal, so Onion has 34% fewer calories.

Leek has more carbohydrates (14.2 g vs 9.34 g).

Leek - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

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.

Onion

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one onion (110g)slice (15g)cup, sliced (115g)

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Glycemic Index: 15

* 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 vs Onion 100g Compare

per 100g	Leek	Onion
Calories	61	40
Carbohydrates	14.15 g	9.34 g
Fat	0.3 g	0.1 g
Dietary fiber	1.8 g	1.7 g
Protein	1.5 g	1.1 g
Calcium	59 mg	23 mg
Iron	2.1 mg	0.21 mg
Magnessium	28 mg	10 mg
Potassium	180 mg	146 mg
Sodium	20 mg	4 mg
Vitaminium A	1667 IU	2 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.06 mg	0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.03 mg	0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.4 mg	0.116 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.14 mg	0.123 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.233 mg	0.12 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	64 µg	0.019 µg
Vitaminium C	12 mg	7.4 mg
Vitaminium E	0.92 mg	0.02 mg
Beta karoten	1000 µg	1 µg

More Calories in Leek

At first glance, you can see that in leek is much more calories than in onion.

Leek has 61 kcal per 100g and onion 40 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 53%.

In leek and in onion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare leek with onion in details.

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Leek 100g

61kcal

Calories source

87% CARBS.
9% PROTEIN
4% FAT

Leek calories per:
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Onion 100g

40kcal

Calories source

88% CARBS
10% PROTEIN
2% FAT

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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.