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Lettuce vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lettuce and currants?

  • Lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, and folate, yet currants are higher in vitamin C, fiber, and copper.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 147% more.
  • Lettuce has 11 times more vitamin K than currants. While lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, currants have only 11µg.
  • The amount of sugar in lettuce is lower.

We used Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Currants, red, and white, raw types 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.8%
Contains more IronIron +16.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +269%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg
~equal in Calcium ~33mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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
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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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1048.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +345.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 11µg 96%
Vitamin A 370µg 2µg 41%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 41mg 35%
Fiber 1.3g 4.3g 12%
Copper 0.029mg 0.107mg 9%
Folate 38µg 8µg 8%
Fructose 0.43g 3.53g 4%
Carbs 2.87g 13.8g 4%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.186mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.04mg 3%
Calories 15kcal 56kcal 2%
Potassium 194mg 275mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 44mg 2%
Iron 0.86mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.064mg 1%
Choline 13.6mg 7.6mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.1mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 9.5g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Calcium 36mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 7.37g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.23mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.028g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.088g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +380.8%
~equal in Protein ~1.4g
~equal in Other ~0.65g

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +366.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.088g

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
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +794.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +720.9%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.