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Lettuce vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and garlic different?

  • Lettuce is richer in vitamin A and vitamin K, while garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 148% more than garlic.
  • Lettuce contains 74 times more vitamin K than garlic. Lettuce contains 126.3µg of vitamin K, while garlic contains 1.7µg.

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Garlic, raw types were used 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%
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +402.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.7%
Contains more IronIron +97.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +931%
Contains more ZincZinc +544.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +427.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +568.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%

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%
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7329.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1272.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 1.7µg 104%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 1.235mg 88%
Manganese 0.25mg 1.672mg 62%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Copper 0.029mg 0.299mg 30%
Selenium 0.6µg 14.2µg 25%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 31.2mg 24%
Phosphorus 29mg 153mg 18%
Calcium 36mg 181mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.2mg 11%
Iron 0.86mg 1.7mg 11%
Carbs 2.87g 33.06g 10%
Protein 1.36g 6.36g 10%
Folate 38µg 3µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.596mg 9%
Zinc 0.18mg 1.16mg 9%
Calories 15kcal 149kcal 7%
Potassium 194mg 401mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 2.1g 3%
Magnesium 13mg 25mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 23.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.249g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.5g 1%
Net carbs 1.57g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 1g N/A
Sodium 28mg 17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.113mg 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
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +62.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +367.6%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1051.9%
Contains more OtherOther +134.4%

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
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203.7%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.