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Lettuce vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lettuce and pickled cucumber

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, folate, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and iron; however, pickled cucumber has more copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 144% higher.
  • Lettuce is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Pickles, cucumber, sour.

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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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +743.5%
Contains more IronIron +115%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2172.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.1%

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
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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +820%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +252.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +168.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +3700%
Contains more CholineCholine +277.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 47µg 66%
Sodium 28mg 1208mg 51%
Vitamin A 370µg 10µg 40%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.011mg 10%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 1mg 9%
Folate 38µg 1µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.009mg 6%
Copper 0.029mg 0.085mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0mg 6%
Iron 0.86mg 0.4mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.01mg 5%
Potassium 194mg 23mg 5%
Calcium 36mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.36g 0.33g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.038mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 14mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 3.6mg 2%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.09mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 11kcal 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 2.87g 2.26g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 1.06g N/A
Fiber 1.3g 1.2g 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.005mg 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% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +312.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more OtherOther +389.1%
~equal in Water ~94.08g

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
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.081g

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.