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

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Significant differences between endive and red leaf lettuce

  • Endive has more vitamin K, folate, vitamin B5, manganese, fiber, copper, and zinc; however, red leaf lettuce is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B6.
  • Red leaf lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 106% more than endive.
  • Red leaf lettuce has 6 times less vitamin B5 than endive. Endive has 0.9mg of vitamin B5, while red leaf lettuce has 0.144mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Endive, 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.
Endive
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
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 +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +295%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.9%
Contains more IronIron +44.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
~equal in Phosphorus ~28mg

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.
Endive
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
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 +75.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +525%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +64.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +294.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +42.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +247.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.077mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Endive Red leaf lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 231µg 140.3µg 76%
Vitamin A 108µg 375µg 30%
Folate 142µg 36µg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.144mg 15%
Manganese 0.42mg 0.203mg 9%
Fiber 3.1g 0.9g 9%
Copper 0.099mg 0.028mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.83mg 1.2mg 5%
Zinc 0.79mg 0.2mg 5%
Potassium 314mg 187mg 4%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 3.7mg 3%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.5µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 0.15mg 2%
Calcium 52mg 33mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 12mg 1%
Choline 16.8mg 11.8mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.064mg 1%
Calories 17kcal 16kcal 0%
Protein 1.25g 1.33g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.22g 0%
Carbs 3.35g 2.26g 0%
Net carbs 0.25g 1.36g N/A
Sugar 0.25g 0.48g N/A
Phosphorus 28mg 28mg 0%
Sodium 22mg 25mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.077mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.321mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.048g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.072mg 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.063mg 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.053mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 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 CarbsCarbs +48.2%
Contains more OtherOther +156.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.33g
~equal in Fats ~0.22g
~equal in Water ~95.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%

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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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/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.