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Lettuce vs. Black pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lettuce and black pepper

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, while black pepper has more manganese, copper, iron, fiber, calcium, magnesium, potassium, vitamin K, and vitamin B5.
  • Black pepper covers your daily need for manganese, 544% more than lettuce.
  • Lettuce contains 14 times more vitamin A than black pepper. While lettuce contains 7405IU of vitamin A, black pepper contains only 547IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Spices, pepper, black.

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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 122% 133% 117% 364% 443% 32% 68% 2.6% 1663% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1215.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1130.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +585.1%
Contains more IronIron +1029.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +4486.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +561.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +444.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5001.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +716.7%

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 0% 9% 21% 0% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1270.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +123.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +372.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +944%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Black pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 0.25mg 12.753mg 544%
Copper 0.029mg 1.33mg 145%
Iron 0.86mg 9.71mg 111%
Fiber 1.3g 25.3g 96%
Calcium 36mg 443mg 41%
Vitamin A 370µg 27µg 38%
Magnesium 13mg 171mg 38%
Potassium 194mg 1329mg 33%
Vitamin K 126.3µg 163.7µg 31%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 1.399mg 25%
Carbs 2.87g 63.95g 20%
Phosphorus 29mg 158mg 18%
Protein 1.36g 10.39g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.291mg 15%
Calories 15kcal 251kcal 12%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Zinc 0.18mg 1.19mg 9%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.9µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.18mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.998g 6%
Saturated fat 0.02g 1.392g 6%
Fats 0.15g 3.26g 5%
Folate 38µg 17µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1.04mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 1.143mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.108mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.739g 2%
Net carbs 1.57g 38.65g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 0.64g N/A
Sodium 28mg 20mg 0%
Choline 13.6mg 11.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.366mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 1.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.244mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.43g 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.152g 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
10% 3% 64% 12% 10%
Protein: 10.39 g
Fats: 3.26 g
Carbs: 63.95 g
Water: 12.46 g
Other: 9.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +662.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +664%
Contains more FatsFats +2073.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2128.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1453.1%

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
44% 24% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.392 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.998 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12216.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1117.1%

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
3% 38% 36% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 0.24 g
Fructose: 0.23 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.15 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +50%
Contains more FructoseFructose +87%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/nutrients

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

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