Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw	Unit Measures	1 cup	1 leek	1 slice
Alanine	g	0.066	0.066	0.004
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arginine	g	0.069	0.069	0.005
Ash	g	0.93	0.93	0.06
Aspartic acid	g	0.125	0.125	0.008
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0
Calcium, Ca	mg	53	53	4
Calories	kcal	54	54	4
Carbohydrate	g	12.59	12.59	0.85
Carotene, alpha	mcg	0	0	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	890	890	60
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0
Copper, Cu	mg	0.107	0.107	0.007
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0	0	0
Cystine	g	0.022	0.022	0.002
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.004	0.004	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.148	0.148	0.010
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.036	0.036	0.002
Fiber, total dietary	g	1.6	1.6	0.1
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	57	57	4
Folate, food	mcg	57	57	4
Folate, total	mcg	57	57	4
Folic acid	mcg	0	0	0
Glutamic acid	g	0.201	0.201	0.014
Glycine	g	0.061	0.061	0.004
Histidine	g	0.022	0.022	0.002
Iron, Fe	mg	1.87	1.87	0.13
Isoleucine	g	0.046	0.046	0.003
Leucine	g	0.085	0.085	0.006
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	1691	1691	114
Lycopene	mcg	0	0	0
Lysine	g	0.069	0.069	0.005
Magnesium, Mg	mg	25	25	2
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.428	0.428	0.029
Methionine	g	0.016	0.016	0.001
Niacin	mg	0.356	0.356	0.024
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.125	0.125	0.008
Phenylalanine	g	0.049	0.049	0.003
Phosphorus, P	mg	31	31	2
Potassium, K	mg	160	160	11
Proline	g	0.059	0.059	0.004
Protein	g	1.33	1.33	0.09
Retinol	mcg	0	0	0
Riboflavin	mg	0.027	0.027	0.002
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.9	0.9	0.1
Serine	g	0.082	0.082	0.006
Sodium, Na	mg	18	18	1
Sugars, total	g	3.47	3.47	0.23
Theobromine	mg	0	0	0
Thiamin	mg	0.053	0.053	0.004
Threonine	g	0.056	0.056	0.004
Total Fat	g	0.27	0.27	0.02
Tryptophan	g	0.011	0.011	0.001
Tyrosine	g	0.036	0.036	0.002
Valine	g	0.050	0.050	0.003
Vitamin A, IU	IU	1484	1484	100
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	74	74	5
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.207	0.207	0.014
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	10.7	10.7	0.7
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.82	0.82	0.06
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	41.8	41.8	2.8
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.11	0.11	0.01

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