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Lettuce vs. Fruit preserves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lettuce and fruit preserves

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, folate, and vitamin B6; however, fruit preserves are richer in copper.
  • Lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 148% more than fruit preserves.
  • Lettuce contains less sugar.
  • Fruit preserves have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruit preserves is 51, while the glycemic index of lettuce is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Jams and preserves.

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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 2.9% 6% 6.8% 18% 33% 1.6% 8.1% 4.2% 5.2% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.9%
Contains more IronIron +75.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +525%
Contains more CopperCopper +244.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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.
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 29% 0% 2.4% 0% 4% 18% 0.68% 1.2% 4.6% 0% 0% 8.3% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +337.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +941.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +570%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +245.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~8.8mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.076mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Fruit preserves DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Carbs 2.87g 68.86g 22%
Calories 15kcal 278kcal 13%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.04mg 9%
Copper 0.029mg 0.1mg 8%
Folate 38µg 11µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.016mg 5%
Iron 0.86mg 0.49mg 5%
Selenium 0.6µg 2µg 3%
Potassium 194mg 77mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.036mg 2%
Calcium 36mg 20mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.37g 2%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0g 1%
Choline 13.6mg 10.2mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.06mg 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.1g 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 19mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.07g 0%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 8.8mg 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 67.76g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 48.5g N/A
Sodium 28mg 32mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.076mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.037mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.014mg 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
69% 30%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 68.86 g
Water: 30.47 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +267.6%
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more WaterWater +211.7%
Contains more OtherOther +178.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2299.3%

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
21% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.038 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +533.3%

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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. Fruit preserves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169641/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.