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Celtuce vs. Red leaf lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between celtuce and red leaf lettuce

  • Celtuce has more manganese and vitamin C; however, red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A and iron.
  • Red leaf lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 80% more.
  • Celtuce has 5 times more vitamin C than red leaf lettuce. Celtuce has 19.5mg of vitamin C, while red leaf lettuce has 3.7mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Celtuce, raw and Lettuce, red leaf, raw.

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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 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +35%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +238.9%
Contains more IronIron +118.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 12% 125% 3% 0% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27% 6.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +427%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.077mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celtuce Red leaf lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 140.3µg 117%
Vitamin A 175µg 375µg 22%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.203mg 21%
Vitamin C 19.5mg 3.7mg 18%
Iron 0.55mg 1.2mg 8%
Magnesium 28mg 12mg 4%
Potassium 330mg 187mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.1mg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 0.9g 3%
Folate 46µg 36µg 3%
Choline 11.8mg 2%
Phosphorus 39mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.077mg 1%
Protein 0.85g 1.33g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.064mg 1%
Sodium 11mg 25mg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.2mg 1%
Copper 0.04mg 0.028mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.144mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 0.321mg 1%
Calories 18kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.22g 0%
Carbs 3.65g 2.26g 0%
Net carbs 1.95g 1.36g N/A
Sugar 0.48g N/A
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more FatsFats +36.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.5%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.5%
~equal in Water ~95.64g

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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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.