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Lettuce vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lettuce and juice

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, iron, and folate, while juice has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin C.
  • Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 147% more than juice.
  • Lettuce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lettuce is 32, while the glycemic index of juice is 50.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.9%
Contains more IronIron +681.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +625%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3471.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%

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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +63%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +455.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 2µg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.5mg 32%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 5mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.43mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.38mg 26%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.007mg 11%
Iron 0.86mg 0.11mg 9%
Folate 38µg 4µg 9%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 15mg 6%
Carbs 2.87g 13.41g 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.2g 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 4mg 4%
Potassium 194mg 42mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 2mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.2g 2%
Calories 15kcal 54kcal 2%
Magnesium 13mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.06mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Copper 0.029mg 0.018mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.02mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 9.36g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.01g 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
Juice
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +580%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +236.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +367.2%
~equal in Water ~86.2g

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
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50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +720%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.7%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.