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Celtuce vs. Lotus root — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are celtuce and lotus root different?

  • Celtuce is higher in vitamin A, manganese, and folate; however, lotus root is richer in vitamin C, copper, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for celtuce is 70% higher.
  • Celtuce contains 4 times more folate than lotus root. While celtuce contains 46µg of folate, lotus root contains only 13µg.

Celtuce, raw and Lotus root, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 14% 49% 44% 86% 11% 43% 5.2% 34% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.5%
Contains more IronIron +110.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +542.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 147% 0% 0% 0% 40% 51% 7.5% 23% 60% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celtuce Lotus root DV% diff.
Vitamin C 19.5mg 44mg 27%
Copper 0.04mg 0.257mg 24%
Vitamin A 175µg 0µg 19%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.261mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.258mg 16%
Fiber 1.7g 4.9g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.22mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.16mg 9%
Phosphorus 39mg 100mg 9%
Folate 46µg 13µg 8%
Iron 0.55mg 1.16mg 8%
Potassium 330mg 556mg 7%
Carbs 3.65g 17.23g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.377mg 4%
Protein 0.85g 2.6g 4%
Calories 18kcal 74kcal 3%
Sodium 11mg 40mg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.39mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 45mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 0.4mg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 23mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.95g 12.33g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.051mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.055mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
3% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 17.23 g
Water: 79.1 g
Other: 0.97 g
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +372.1%
Contains more OtherOther +38.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/nutrients
  2. Lotus root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169250/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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