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Lettuce vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and marshmallow different?

  • Lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, vitamin C, folate, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, marshmallow is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 148% higher.
  • Lettuce has a lower glycemic index (32) than marshmallow (62).

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Candies, marshmallows 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3780%
Contains more IronIron +273.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +262.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3025%
Contains more CopperCopper +234.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +183.3%

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.
Lettuce
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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 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +380.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2580%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3700%
Contains more CholineCholine +13500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Marshmallow DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Carbs 2.87g 81.3g 26%
Calories 15kcal 318kcal 15%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.008mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Folate 38µg 1µg 9%
Copper 0.029mg 0.097mg 8%
Iron 0.86mg 0.23mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.003mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.001mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.001mg 6%
Potassium 194mg 5mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 0.1g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.005mg 3%
Phosphorus 29mg 8mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 3mg 3%
Sodium 28mg 80mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 0.1mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.7µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.078mg 2%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.04mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.8g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 57.56g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.017mg 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% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +479.1%
Contains more OtherOther +113.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.4%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2732.8%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +74.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1233.3%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.