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Lettuce vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lettuce and Peruvian groundcherry

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, while Peruvian groundcherry has more vitamin B3.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 134% higher.
  • Peruvian groundcherry contains 4 times less calcium than lettuce. Lettuce contains 36mg of calcium, while Peruvian groundcherry contains 9mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +16.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.9%

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%
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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +927.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +646.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 36µg 37%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 2.8mg 15%
Manganese 0.25mg 11%
Folate 38µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 7%
Potassium 194mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.11mg 3%
Carbs 2.87g 11.2g 3%
Magnesium 13mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Copper 0.029mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.04mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 53kcal 2%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 11mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 40mg 2%
Zinc 0.18mg 2%
Iron 0.86mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 1%
Sodium 28mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.7g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.9g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 1.57g 11.2g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +11.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.7%
Contains more FatsFats +366.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +290.2%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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.