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Lettuce vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lettuce and beer?

  • Beer has less vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, iron, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B1, and fiber than lettuce.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 148% higher.
  • Lettuce has a lower glycemic index than beer.

We used Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all types in this comparison.

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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%
Beer
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +618.5%
Contains more IronIron +4200%
Contains more CopperCopper +480%
Contains more ZincZinc +1700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3025%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.
Lettuce
Lettuce
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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%
Beer
Beer
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +226.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Iron 0.86mg 0.02mg 11%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.008mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Folate 38µg 6µg 8%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.005mg 5%
Potassium 194mg 27mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.025mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 4mg 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.005mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.046mg 3%
Protein 1.36g 0.46g 2%
Magnesium 13mg 6mg 2%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.01mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Choline 13.6mg 10.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0g 1%
Calories 15kcal 43kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.513mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Carbs 2.87g 3.55g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0mg 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
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +195.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.7%
Contains more OtherOther +529.7%
~equal in Water ~91.96g

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.