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Lettuce vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and herbal tea

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and fiber; however, herbal tea has more manganese.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 148% more.
  • Lettuce has a higher glycemic index than herbal tea.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +870%
Contains more IronIron +975%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.8%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3700%
Contains more CholineCholine +3300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Herbal tea DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Iron 0.86mg 0.08mg 10%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.477mg 10%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Folate 38µg 1µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 194mg 20mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Phosphorus 29mg 1mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 8mg 3%
Protein 1.36g 0g 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 3mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.04mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0g 1%
Calories 15kcal 0kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 0g 1%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.04mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +52.4%
~equal in Water ~99.58g

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.