Vegetables : Standard groups
Botanical name: Allium porrum
The leek is probably a cultivar of the field leek or summer leek (Allium ampeloprasum) that grows wild in the Mediterranean region and was already grown in ancient Egypt, in Greece and in the Roman Empire. In Egypt leeks were regarded as a nutritious food and as a "pick-me-up". In Central Europe leeks were already common during the Middle Ages.
Leek, fresh |
Porree, cooked |
|
Energie (kcal) |
26 |
23 |
Wasser (g) |
90 |
91 |
Eiweiß (g) |
2 |
2 |
Fett (g) |
< 1 |
< 1 |
Kohlenhydrate (g) |
3 |
3 |
Ballaststoffe (g) |
2 |
2 |
Vitamin C (mg) |
24 |
12 |
Vitamin A (RÄ) (µg) |
167 |
167 |
Folsäure (µg) |
56 |
31 |
Kalium (mg) |
235 |
132 |
Natrium (mg) |
5 |
4 |
Calcium (mg) |
87 |
93 |
Magnesium (mg) |
18 |
12 |
Eisen (mg) |
1,0 |
0,8 |
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