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Lettuce vs. Celtuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and celtuce different?

  • Lettuce is richer in vitamin A, while celtuce is higher in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 78% more than celtuce.

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Celtuce, raw types were used in this article.

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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 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +56.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +115.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +175.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Calcium ~39mg

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 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +111.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +112%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Celtuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 175µg 22%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.688mg 19%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 19.5mg 11%
Iron 0.86mg 0.55mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 28mg 4%
Potassium 194mg 330mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.05mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Folate 38µg 46µg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.7g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.07mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 0.85g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.55mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.183mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 11mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 39mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.27mg 1%
Copper 0.029mg 0.04mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 18kcal 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 2.87g 3.65g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 1.95g N/A
Calcium 36mg 39mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.052mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.055mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.015mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.2%
~equal in Water ~94.5g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

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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. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/nutrients

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

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