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Lettuce vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and dough

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, dough has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 148% more.
  • Lettuce has 180 times more vitamin K than dough. Lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, while dough has 0.7µg.
  • Lettuce is lower in sodium.
  • Dough has a higher glycemic index than lettuce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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%
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +354.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +424.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +477.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +262.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +130.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4666.7%

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%
Dough
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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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17942.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +914.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +433.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1184.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +239.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +223.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0.7µg 105%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.71mg 53%
Selenium 0.6µg 28.6µg 51%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Iron 0.86mg 3.91mg 38%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 4.817mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.427mg 27%
Sodium 28mg 602mg 25%
Folate 38µg 123µg 21%
Protein 1.36g 10.75g 19%
Starch 0g 44.23g 18%
Carbs 2.87g 51.88g 16%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.577mg 14%
Copper 0.029mg 0.152mg 14%
Calories 15kcal 272kcal 13%
Phosphorus 29mg 105mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Zinc 0.18mg 1.04mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.455mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.855g 5%
Magnesium 13mg 32mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 2.2g 4%
Fats 0.15g 2.42g 3%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.529g 2%
Calcium 36mg 52mg 2%
Potassium 194mg 117mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.107mg 1%
Choline 13.6mg 8mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.362g 1%
Net carbs 1.57g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 4.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.21mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.005g N/A
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%
Fructose 0.43g 0.51g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

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
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +187.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +690.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1513.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1707.7%
Contains more OtherOther +204.7%

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
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5933.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +942.7%

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
Dough
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91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +11.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +18.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Sucrose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.