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Lettuce vs. Pumpkin leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lettuce and pumpkin leaves

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, while pumpkin leaves have more iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 109% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Pumpkin leaves, 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 27% 12% 38% 83% 44% 5.5% 45% 1.4% 46% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +192.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.7%
Contains more IronIron +158.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +358.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +258.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Calcium ~39mg

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% 32% 0% 0% 24% 30% 17% 2.5% 48% 0% 0% 27% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +281.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +219%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~36µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Pumpkin leaves DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 97µg 30%
Iron 0.86mg 2.22mg 17%
Copper 0.029mg 0.133mg 12%
Phosphorus 29mg 104mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.207mg 9%
Potassium 194mg 436mg 7%
Magnesium 13mg 38mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.355mg 5%
Protein 1.36g 3.15g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.128mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.92mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.042mg 2%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.094mg 2%
Folate 38µg 36µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.207g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 11mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 19kcal 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 2.87g 2.33g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 2.33g N/A
Calcium 36mg 39mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.052g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.022g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.156mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.318mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.2mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.054mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.181mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.05mg 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
3% 2% 93%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 2.33 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 1.24 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.6%
Contains more FatsFats +166.7%
Contains more OtherOther +93.8%
~equal in Water ~92.88g

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
74% 19% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.207 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.022 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +272.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +766.7%

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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. Pumpkin leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169272/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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