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Lettuce vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and lime

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, and folate; however, lime has more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 147% more.
  • Lettuce has 211 times more vitamin K than lime. Lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, while lime has 0.6µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Limes, raw.

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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 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.2%
Contains more IronIron +43.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3025%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20950%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more CholineCholine +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +216.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0.6µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 2µg 41%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 29.1mg 22%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.008mg 11%
Folate 38µg 8µg 8%
Fiber 1.3g 2.8g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.043mg 4%
Copper 0.029mg 0.065mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.03mg 3%
Carbs 2.87g 10.54g 3%
Potassium 194mg 102mg 3%
Iron 0.86mg 0.6mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.217mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 18mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 5.1mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.2mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 30kcal 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 7.74g N/A
Calcium 36mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.22mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.3%
Contains more OtherOther +113.3%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +267.2%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.022g

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.