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Lettuce vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lettuce and cocktail sauce

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and folate; however, cocktail sauce has more copper and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 141% higher.
  • Cocktail sauce has 29 times less vitamin K than lettuce. Lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, while cocktail sauce has 4.4µg.
  • Lettuce is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve.

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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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +282.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +111.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.83mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~30mg

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1955.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2770.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +123.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +390.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 4.4µg 102%
Sodium 28mg 983mg 42%
Vitamin A 370µg 18µg 39%
Copper 0.029mg 0.111mg 9%
Carbs 2.87g 28.22g 8%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1.08mg 6%
Calories 15kcal 124kcal 5%
Folate 38µg 17µg 5%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.148mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.021mg 4%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 11.6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.047mg 3%
Potassium 194mg 309mg 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.82mg 3%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.38mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0g 1%
Fats 0.15g 1.05g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.068mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Magnesium 13mg 17mg 1%
Calcium 36mg 26mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.36g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 26.42g N/A
Iron 0.86mg 0.83mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 11.83g N/A
Phosphorus 29mg 30mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Choline 13.6mg 11mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0g 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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +44.6%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +883.3%
Contains more OtherOther +478.1%
~equal in Protein ~1.36g

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.