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Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, and iron.
  • Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw covers your daily vitamin K needs 72% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber contains 32 times less vitamin A than lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw. Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw contains 3312IU of vitamin A, while cucumber contains 105IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw and Cucumber, with peel, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 11% 21% 47% 5.3% 5.5% 14% 0.65% 23% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.9%
Contains more IronIron +342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 12% 55% 3.6% 0% 14% 14% 6.7% 9% 19% 0% 256% 55% 4.6%
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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3220%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +523.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +942.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +40%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin K 102.3µg 16.4µg 72%
Vitamin A 166µg 5µg 18%
Folate 73µg 7µg 17%
Iron 1.24mg 0.28mg 12%
Manganese 0.179mg 0.079mg 4%
Potassium 238mg 147mg 3%
Copper 0.016mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 0.04mg 3%
Calcium 35mg 16mg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 0.5g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.098mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0.259mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 2.8mg 1%
Phosphorus 33mg 24mg 1%
Protein 1.35g 0.65g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.032g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.03mg 1%
Calories 13kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.22g 0.11g 0%
Carbs 2.23g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 1.13g 3.13g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 0.94g 1.67g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.037g 0%
Choline 8.4mg 6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.041mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.039mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.056mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.053mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.01mg 0%
Fructose 0.51g 0.87g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.35 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 95.63 g
Other: 0.57 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.8%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 5% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.43 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
33% 30% 35%
Starch: 0.83 g
Sucrose: 0.03 g
Glucose: 0.76 g
Fructose: 0.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +76.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +70.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168429/nutrients
  2. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.