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Lettuce vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lettuce and chicken soup

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, iron, and fiber; however, chicken soup is higher in vitamin B3.
  • Lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 148% more than chicken soup.
  • Lettuce has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of chicken soup is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared.

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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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.8%
Contains more IronIron +309.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +36900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +63050%
Contains more FolateFolate +660%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +322.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.085mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Chicken soup DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0.2µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 1µg 41%
Manganese 0.25mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0.2mg 10%
Folate 38µg 5µg 8%
Iron 0.86mg 0.21mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 1.584mg 8%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Sodium 28mg 143mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.035mg 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.2µg 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.054mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Potassium 194mg 105mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 3mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.061mg 2%
Fats 0.15g 1.2g 2%
Protein 1.36g 2.52g 2%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.321g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.582g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.213g 1%
Choline 13.6mg 9.2mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 36kcal 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.03mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 3.53g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 3.53g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 1.58g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.14mg 0%
Phosphorus 29mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.085mg 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%

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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +85.3%
Contains more FatsFats +700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23%
~equal in Water ~92.15g
~equal in Other ~0.6g

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
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.8%

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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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.