Cherry vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between cherries and lettuce?
- Cherries are richer in copper, yet lettuce is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, folate, iron, and manganese.
- Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 122% higher.
- Cherries have 11 times more sugar than lettuce. Cherries have 8.49g of sugar, while lettuce has 0.78g.
We used Cherries, sour, red, raw and Lettuce, green leaf, raw types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +258.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -89.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +44.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +125% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +12.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +168.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +80% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +93.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +123.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +478.1% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +214.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +133.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +104.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +5914.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +375% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +123% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 2.1µg | 126.3µg | 104% |
Vitamin A | 64µg | 370µg | 34% |
Folate | 8µg | 38µg | 8% |
Copper | 0.104mg | 0.029mg | 8% |
Iron | 0.32mg | 0.86mg | 7% |
Manganese | 0.112mg | 0.25mg | 6% |
Fructose | 3.51g | 0.43g | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.044mg | 0.09mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.08mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.07mg | 3% |
Carbs | 12.18g | 2.87g | 3% |
Calories | 50kcal | 15kcal | 2% |
Phosphorus | 15mg | 29mg | 2% |
Calcium | 16mg | 36mg | 2% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.6µg | 1% |
Choline | 6.1mg | 13.6mg | 1% |
Fiber | 1.6g | 1.3g | 1% |
Protein | 1g | 1.36g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 10mg | 9.2mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 9mg | 13mg | 1% |
Sodium | 3mg | 28mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.07mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
Potassium | 173mg | 194mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.1mg | 0.18mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.3g | 0.15g | 0% |
Net carbs | 10.58g | 1.57g | N/A |
Sugar | 8.49g | 0.78g | N/A |
Vitamin B3 | 0.4mg | 0.375mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.143mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.068g | 0.02g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.082g | 0.006g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.09g | 0.082g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.009mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.059mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.084mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.079mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.084mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.016mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.055mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.07mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.022mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +100% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +324.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +36% |
Contains more WaterWater | +10.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +64.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1266.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -70.6% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~0.082g
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +1061.1% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +716.3% |
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