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Lettuce vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lettuce and pear

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, iron, folate, and vitamin C; however, pear is higher in fiber and copper.
  • Lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 148% more than pear.
  • Pear contains 29 times less vitamin K than lettuce. Lettuce contains 126.3µg of vitamin K, while pear contains 4.4µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Pears, 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%
Pear
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.2%
Contains more IronIron +377.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +420.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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%
Pear
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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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +114%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +36900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +210.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2770.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +442.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 4.4µg 102%
Vitamin A 370µg 1µg 41%
Iron 0.86mg 0.18mg 9%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.048mg 9%
Folate 38µg 7µg 8%
Fructose 0.43g 6.42g 7%
Fiber 1.3g 3.1g 7%
Copper 0.029mg 0.082mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.029mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.012mg 5%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 4.3mg 5%
Carbs 2.87g 15.23g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.026mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 9mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 5.1mg 2%
Potassium 194mg 116mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.049mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.36g 2%
Calories 15kcal 57kcal 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 12mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.161mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 1mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 12.13g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 9.75g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.084g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.002mg 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
Pear
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +277.8%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%
Contains more OtherOther +106.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +430.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.14g

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
Pear
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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.022g

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
Pear
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7% 27% 66%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 2.6 g
Fructose: 6.42 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +622.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1393%
~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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.