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Lambsquarters vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lambsquarters and lettuce?

  • Lambsquarters are richer than lettuce in vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, vitamin B2, calcium, manganese, vitamin B6, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Lambsquarters' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 84% more.
  • Lambsquarters have 10 times more copper than lettuce. While lambsquarters have 0.293mg of copper, lettuce has only 0.029mg.

We used Lambsquarters, raw and Lettuce, green leaf, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 93% 40% 45% 98% 12% 31% 5.6% 102% 4.9%
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 +161.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +758.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133%
Contains more IronIron +39.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +910.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.9%

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 267% 193% 0% 0% 40% 102% 23% 5.5% 63% 0% 0% 23% 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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +769.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +204.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lambsquarters Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Vitamin C 80mg 9.2mg 79%
Copper 0.293mg 0.029mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.44mg 0.08mg 28%
Calcium 309mg 36mg 27%
Manganese 0.782mg 0.25mg 23%
Vitamin A 580µg 370µg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.274mg 0.09mg 14%
Fiber 4g 1.3g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 0.07mg 8%
Potassium 452mg 194mg 8%
Phosphorus 72mg 29mg 6%
Protein 4.2g 1.36g 6%
Magnesium 34mg 13mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.375mg 5%
Iron 1.2mg 0.86mg 4%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.18mg 2%
Folate 30µg 38µg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.351g 0.082g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.092mg 0.134mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 15kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.8g 0.15g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Carbs 7.3g 2.87g 1%
Sodium 43mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 3.3g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.059g 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.163mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.253mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.35mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.354mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.049mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.166mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.226mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.116mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 7% 84% 3%
Protein: 4.2 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 84.3 g
Other: 3.4 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 +208.8%
Contains more FatsFats +433.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.4%
Contains more OtherOther +431.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 27% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.059 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.351 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 +2400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +328%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.1%

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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. Lambsquarters - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169244/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.