Drumstick tree vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between drumstick tree and lettuce

Drumstick tree has more vitamin C, vitamin B5, potassium, magnesium, fiber, and copper, while lettuce has more vitamin A and iron.
Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 147% more than drumstick tree.
Drumstick tree contains 15 times more vitamin C than lettuce. While drumstick tree contains 141mg of vitamin C, lettuce contains only 9.2mg.
Drumstick tree has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of drumstick tree is 0, while the glycemic index of lettuce is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Drumstick pods, raw and Lettuce, green 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.

Drumstick tree

Lettuce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+246.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+137.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+189.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+138.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%

~equal in Manganese ~0.25mg

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.

Drumstick tree

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1432.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+492.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+9150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+32.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.08mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	141mg	9.2mg	146%
Vitamin K		126.3µg	105%
Vitamin A	4µg	370µg	41%
Vitamin B5	0.794mg	0.134mg	13%
Magnesium	45mg	13mg	8%
Potassium	461mg	194mg	8%
Fiber	3.2g	1.3g	8%
Iron	0.36mg	0.86mg	6%
Copper	0.084mg	0.029mg	6%
Phosphorus	50mg	29mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.09mg	2%
Zinc	0.45mg	0.18mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	0.375mg	2%
Folate	44µg	38µg	2%
Carbs	8.53g	2.87g	2%
Choline		13.6mg	2%
Protein	2.1g	1.36g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.003g	0.082g	1%
Calories	37kcal	15kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.07mg	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Sodium	42mg	28mg	1%
Calcium	30mg	36mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.22mg	1%
Fats	0.2g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	5.33g	1.57g	N/A
Sugar		0.78g	N/A
Manganese	0.259mg	0.25mg	0%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.6µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.08mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.033g	0.02g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.102g	0.006g	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%