Which has more calories, Leek or Spinach?

Leek has more calories than Spinach: 61 kcal vs 23 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Leek or Spinach?

Spinach has more protein than Leek: 2.86 g vs 1.5 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Leek or Spinach?

Spinach has more fat than Leek: 0.39 g vs 0.3 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Leek or Spinach?

Leek has more carbohydrates than Spinach: 14.2 g vs 3.63 g per 100 g.

Leek vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Leek has 61 kcal and Spinach has 23 kcal, so Spinach has 62% fewer calories.

Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 1.5 g). Leek has more carbohydrates (14.2 g vs 3.63 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 2.46 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Leek - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Leek

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

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Spinach

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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)

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Leek vs Spinach 100g Compare

per 100g	Leek	Spinach
Calories	61	23
Carbohydrates	14.15 g	3.63 g
Fat	0.3 g	0.39 g
Dietary fiber	1.8 g	2.2 g
Protein	1.5 g	2.86 g
Calcium	59 mg	99 mg
Iron	2.1 mg	2.71 mg
Magnessium	28 mg	79 mg
Potassium	180 mg	558 mg
Sodium	20 mg	79 mg
Zink	1.2 mg	0.53 mg
Vitaminium A	1667 IU	9377 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.06 mg	0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.03 mg	0.189 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.4 mg	0.724 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.14 mg	0.065 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.233 mg	0.195 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	64 µg	194 µg
Vitaminium C	12 mg	28.1 mg
Vitaminium E	0.92 mg	2.03 mg
Vitaminium K	47 µg	482.9 µg
Beta karoten	1000 µg	5626 µg

More Calories in Leek

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

Leek has 61 kcal per 100g and spinach 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 165%.

In leek and in spinach most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare leek with spinach in details.

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Leek 100g

61kcal

Calories source

87% CARBS.
9% PROTEIN
4% FAT

Leek calories per:
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Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

49% CARBS
39% PROTEIN
12% 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.