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Lettuce vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and honey different?

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B6 than honey.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 148% higher.
  • Lettuce has a lower glycemic index (32) than honey (61).

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Honey are the varieties 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%
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +273.1%
Contains more IronIron +104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +625%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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%
Honey
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1740%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +209.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +518.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0µg 105%
Fructose 0.43g 40.94g 51%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Carbs 2.87g 82.4g 27%
Calories 15kcal 304kcal 14%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0.5mg 10%
Folate 38µg 2µg 9%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.08mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0mg 6%
Iron 0.86mg 0.42mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.024mg 5%
Potassium 194mg 52mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.2g 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.038mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 6mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.121mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.3g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.068mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Copper 0.029mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 82.12g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.22mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.001mg 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
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +353.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +455.4%
Contains more OtherOther +220%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2771.1%

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
Honey
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44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +9830.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +9420.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.