Lettuce vs. Chocolate chip cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lettuce and chocolate chip cookie

Lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin C, while chocolate chip cookie has more copper, iron, selenium, manganese, and phosphorus.
Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 136% higher.
Chocolate chip cookie contains 46 times less vitamin C than lettuce. Lettuce contains 9.2mg of vitamin C, while chocolate chip cookie contains 0.2mg.
The amount of sodium in lettuce is lower.
Lettuce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lettuce is 32, while the glycemic index of chocolate chip cookie is 50.

The food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter.

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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.

Lettuce

Chocolate chip cookie

Contains less SodiumSodium

-91.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+323.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.9%
Contains more IronIron	+188.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1231%
Contains more ZincZinc	+422.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+244.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+165.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1766.7%

~equal in Calcium ~38mg

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

Chocolate chip cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+4500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+166.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+162.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+121.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+264%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.084mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	126.3µg		105%
Saturated fat	0.02g	14.071g	64%
Fats	0.15g	28.4g	43%
Copper	0.029mg	0.386mg	40%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.082g	4.541g	30%
Vitamin A	370µg	139µg	26%
Calories	15kcal	488kcal	24%
Cholesterol	0mg	70mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	0.006g	8.241g	21%
Iron	0.86mg	2.48mg	20%
Selenium	0.6µg	11.2µg	19%
Manganese	0.25mg	0.663mg	18%
Carbs	2.87g	58.2g	18%
Sodium	28mg	341mg	14%
Magnesium	13mg	55mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.184mg	10%
Phosphorus	29mg	100mg	10%
Vitamin C	9.2mg	0.2mg	10%
Protein	1.36g	5.7g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.177mg	7%
Zinc	0.18mg	0.94mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.375mg	1.365mg	6%
Fiber	1.3g		5%
Vitamin B5	0.134mg	0.259mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Choline	13.6mg		2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Potassium	194mg	221mg	1%
Fructose	0.43g		1%
Folate	38µg	33µg	1%
Net carbs	1.57g	58.2g	N/A
Calcium	36mg	38mg	0%
Sugar	0.78g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.084mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.059mg	0.191mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.084mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.079mg	0.391mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.214mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.106mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.055mg	0.27mg	0%
Valine	0.07mg	0.279mg	0%
Histidine	0.022mg	0.123mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A