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Lettuce vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lettuce and apricots

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, folate, and iron; however, apricots have more copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 123% higher.
  • Apricots have 38 times less vitamin K than lettuce. Lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, while apricots have 3.3µg.

Food types used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Apricots, 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% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +176.9%
Contains more IronIron +120.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +224.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +169%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +285.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3727.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +385.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +304.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~10mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Apricot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 3.3µg 103%
Vitamin A 370µg 96µg 30%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.077mg 8%
Folate 38µg 9µg 7%
Iron 0.86mg 0.39mg 6%
Copper 0.029mg 0.078mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.89mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.03mg 3%
Carbs 2.87g 11.12g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.054mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.04mg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 2g 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2.8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.24mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 48kcal 2%
Potassium 194mg 259mg 2%
Calcium 36mg 13mg 2%
Sodium 28mg 1mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 10mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 10mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 0.94g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.6mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 9.24g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.17g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.077g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.5%
Contains more OtherOther +15.6%
~equal in Protein ~1.4g
~equal in Water ~86.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2733.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.077g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.36 g
Fructose: 0.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +558.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +118.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.