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Lettuce vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lettuce and barbecue sauce

  • The amount of vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, and manganese in lettuce is higher than in barbecue sauce.
  • Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 144% more than barbecue sauce.
  • Lettuce contains 70 times more vitamin K than barbecue sauce. While lettuce contains 126.3µg of vitamin K, barbecue sauce contains only 1.8µg.
  • The amount of sodium in lettuce is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Sauce, barbecue.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more IronIron +34.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +116.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg
~equal in Calcium ~33mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.17mg

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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6916.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +91.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 1.8µg 104%
Sodium 28mg 1027mg 43%
Vitamin A 370µg 11µg 40%
Fructose 0.43g 14.17g 17%
Carbs 2.87g 40.77g 13%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0.6mg 10%
Folate 38µg 2µg 9%
Calories 15kcal 172kcal 8%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.126mg 5%
Copper 0.029mg 0.072mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.023mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.8mg 4%
Iron 0.86mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.056mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 0.9g 2%
Fats 0.15g 0.63g 1%
Potassium 194mg 232mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.3µg 1%
Protein 1.36g 0.82g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.597mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.164mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.075mg 1%
Choline 13.6mg 7.1mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 1.57g 39.87g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Calcium 36mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 33.24g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.17mg 0%
Starch 0g 0.35g 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.101g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.9%
Contains more WaterWater +73.6%
Contains more FatsFats +320%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1320.6%
Contains more OtherOther +379.7%

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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1266.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.2%

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
8% 49% 42%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 2.68 g
Glucose: 16.39 g
Fructose: 14.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4452.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +3195.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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