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Lettuce vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and jerusalem artichoke different?

  • Lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, and folate; however, jerusalem artichoke is richer in iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 148% higher.
  • Lettuce contains 1263 times more vitamin K than jerusalem artichoke. While lettuce contains 126.3µg of vitamin K, jerusalem artichoke contains only 0.1µg.

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +316.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.1%
Contains more IronIron +295.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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%
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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +130%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +36900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +126200%
Contains more FolateFolate +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +196.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +120.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0.1µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 1µg 41%
Iron 0.86mg 3.4mg 32%
Copper 0.029mg 0.14mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.2mg 11%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.06mg 8%
Phosphorus 29mg 78mg 7%
Potassium 194mg 429mg 7%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 4mg 6%
Folate 38µg 13µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 1.3mg 6%
Carbs 2.87g 17.44g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.397mg 5%
Choline 13.6mg 30mg 3%
Calories 15kcal 73kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.06mg 2%
Calcium 36mg 14mg 2%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.001g 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.12mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.077mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Protein 1.36g 2g 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.6g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.01g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 9.6g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.19mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.004g 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +21.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +507.7%
Contains more OtherOther +296.9%

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.