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Lettuce vs. Feta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and feta

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 140% more.
  • Lettuce has 70 times more vitamin K than feta. Lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, while feta has 1.8µg.
  • Lettuce is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Cheese, feta.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 148% 5.5% 24% 11% 79% 144% 120% 3.7% 82%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.9%
Contains more IronIron +32.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +792.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1269.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1062.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2400%

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%
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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% 42% 3.6% 6% 39% 195% 19% 58% 98% 211% 4.5% 24% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +196%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6916.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +955%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +621.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +371.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Feta DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 1.8µg 104%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.69µg 70%
Saturated fat 0.02g 14.946g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.844mg 59%
Calcium 36mg 493mg 46%
Phosphorus 29mg 337mg 44%
Sodium 28mg 917mg 39%
Fats 0.15g 21.28g 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 89mg 30%
Vitamin A 370µg 125µg 27%
Selenium 0.6µg 15µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.424mg 26%
Protein 1.36g 14.21g 26%
Zinc 0.18mg 2.88mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.967mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 4.623g 12%
Calories 15kcal 264kcal 12%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.028mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.154mg 7%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.991mg 4%
Potassium 194mg 62mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.591g 3%
Iron 0.86mg 0.65mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Folate 38µg 32µg 2%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Magnesium 13mg 19mg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 4.09g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 4.09g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 4.09g N/A
Copper 0.029mg 0.032mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.18mg 0%
Choline 13.6mg 15.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.637mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.803mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 1.395mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 1.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.368mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.675mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 1.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.397mg 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
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14% 21% 4% 55% 5%
Protein: 14.21 g
Fats: 21.28 g
Carbs: 4.09 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 5.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +72%
Contains more ProteinProtein +944.9%
Contains more FatsFats +14086.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.5%
Contains more OtherOther +712.5%

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
Feta
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74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +76950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +620.7%

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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. Feta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173420/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.