Vegetables Alliums 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 13-624
✦ Low calorie ✦ Vitamin K source ✦ Prebiotic fibre ✦ Folate

Leeks are mild alliums related to onions and garlic. They are low in calories and provide vitamin K, folate, manganese and prebiotic fibres that support gut bacteria.

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Preparation note

Use raw, finely sliced, in salads or dressings to keep vitamin C and sulphur compounds intact.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

99.0
kJ
Energy
1.50
g
Protein
4.10
g
Carbs
2.20
g
Fibre
0.20
g
Fat
3.80
g
Sugars
0.04
g
Saturates

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 230 mg 12%
Chloride 59.0 mg 7%
Calcium 52.0 mg 7%
Folate 33.0 µg 17%
Phosphorus 23.0 mg 3%
Vitamin K 10.1 µg 8%
Magnesium 7.00 mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.10 mg 4%
Vitamin A (RAE) 1.67 µg 0%
Selenium 1.00 µg 2%
Iron 0.420 mg 3%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.350 mg 3%
Niacin (B3) 0.300 mg 2%
Manganese 0.200 mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.170 mg 12%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.150 mg 3%
Thiamin (B1) 0.050 mg 5%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.030 mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Iodine 2.00 µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.120 g —
Trans fat 0.000 g —
Fructose 2.00 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 1.60 g —
Sucrose 0.200 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 20.0 µg —
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 3.04 µg 6%
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.