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Lettuce vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lettuce and red cabbage

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, red cabbage is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 126% more than red cabbage.
  • Red cabbage contains 3 times less vitamin K than lettuce. Lettuce contains 126.3µg of vitamin K, while red cabbage contains 38.2µg.
  • Lettuce has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Cabbage, red, 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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +70.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.2%
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~30mg
~equal in Sodium ~27mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.243mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +560.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +230.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +519.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.147mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Red cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 38.2µg 73%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 57mg 53%
Vitamin A 370µg 56µg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.209mg 9%
Folate 38µg 18µg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 2.1g 3%
Carbs 2.87g 7.37g 2%
Calories 15kcal 31kcal 1%
Choline 13.6mg 17.1mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.069mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.064mg 1%
Copper 0.029mg 0.017mg 1%
Potassium 194mg 243mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 16mg 1%
Calcium 36mg 45mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1.48g 1%
Iron 0.86mg 0.8mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.43g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 5.27g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 3.83g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.22mg 0%
Phosphorus 29mg 30mg 0%
Sodium 28mg 27mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.243mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.418mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.147mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.012g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.08g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.024mg 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
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.8%
~equal in Protein ~1.43g
~equal in Fats ~0.16g
~equal in Water ~90.39g
~equal in Other ~0.65g

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.021g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.08g

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
16% 46% 39%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 1.74 g
Fructose: 1.48 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +383.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +244.2%
~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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/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.