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Lettuce vs. Mango — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and mango different?

  • Lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, and manganese; however, mango is richer in vitamin C and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 126% higher.
  • Lettuce contains 30 times more vitamin K than mango. While lettuce contains 126.3µg of vitamin K, mango contains only 4.2µg.
  • Lettuce has less sugar.
  • Lettuce has a lower glycemic index (32) than mango (51).

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Mangos, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.3% 15% 6% 37% 2.5% 6% 0.13% 8.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.5%
Contains more IronIron +437.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +296.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +282.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 121% 18% 18% 0% 7% 8.8% 13% 12% 27% 0% 11% 32% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +585.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2907.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +295.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Mango DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 4.2µg 102%
Vitamin A 370µg 54µg 35%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 36.4mg 30%
Iron 0.86mg 0.16mg 9%
Copper 0.029mg 0.111mg 9%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.063mg 8%
Fructose 0.43g 4.68g 5%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.9mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.028mg 4%
Carbs 2.87g 14.98g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.038mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 11mg 3%
Calories 15kcal 60kcal 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.119mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.669mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 7.6mg 1%
Folate 38µg 43µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.197mg 1%
Potassium 194mg 168mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 0.82g 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.09mg 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.6g 1%
Magnesium 13mg 10mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 13.38g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 13.66g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.14g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.071g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.031mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.029mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.019mg 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
Mango
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 14.98 g
Water: 83.46 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more FatsFats +153.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +422%

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
Mango
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30% 46% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.14 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2233.3%

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
Mango
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51% 15% 34%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 6.97 g
Glucose: 2.01 g
Fructose: 4.68 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +458.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +988.4%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Mango - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169910/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.