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Garlic vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and lettuce different?

  • Garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B1, while lettuce is higher in vitamin A and vitamin K.
  • Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 148% more than garlic.
  • Garlic contains 24 times more selenium than lettuce. Garlic contains 14.2µg of selenium, while lettuce contains 0.6µg.

Garlic, raw and Lettuce, green leaf, raw types were 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.
Garlic
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +402.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.7%
Contains more IronIron +97.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +931%
Contains more ZincZinc +544.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +427.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +568.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%

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.
Garlic
7
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1272.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7329.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.7µg 126.3µg 104%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.09mg 88%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.25mg 62%
Vitamin A 0µg 370µg 41%
Copper 0.299mg 0.029mg 30%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.6µg 25%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 9.2mg 24%
Phosphorus 153mg 29mg 18%
Calcium 181mg 36mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.07mg 11%
Iron 1.7mg 0.86mg 11%
Carbs 33.06g 2.87g 10%
Protein 6.36g 1.36g 10%
Folate 3µg 38µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.134mg 9%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.18mg 9%
Calories 149kcal 15kcal 7%
Potassium 401mg 194mg 6%
Fiber 2.1g 1.3g 3%
Magnesium 25mg 13mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.375mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.22mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.082g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.15g 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 1g 0.78g N/A
Sodium 17mg 28mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +367.6%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1051.9%
Contains more OtherOther +134.4%
Contains more WaterWater +62.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.5%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.