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Lettuce vs. Red leaf lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lettuce and red leaf lettuce

  • Lettuce has more vitamin C; however, red leaf lettuce is richer in vitamin K.
  • Red leaf lettuce covers your daily vitamin K needs 12% more than lettuce.
  • Red leaf lettuce has 2 times less vitamin C than lettuce. Lettuce has 9.2mg of vitamin C, while red leaf lettuce has 3.7mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Lettuce, red leaf, 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 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.2%
Contains more IronIron +39.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Calcium ~33mg
~equal in Potassium ~187mg
~equal in Copper ~0.028mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~28mg

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 12% 125% 3% 0% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27% 6.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +148.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~375µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.077mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.144mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~36µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Red leaf lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 140.3µg 12%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 3.7mg 6%
Iron 0.86mg 1.2mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.9g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.5µg 2%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.064mg 1%
Folate 38µg 36µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 370µg 375µg 1%
Calories 15kcal 16kcal 0%
Protein 1.36g 1.33g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 1.36g N/A
Carbs 2.87g 2.26g 0%
Magnesium 13mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 36mg 33mg 0%
Potassium 194mg 187mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 0.48g N/A
Copper 0.029mg 0.028mg 0%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.2mg 0%
Phosphorus 29mg 28mg 0%
Sodium 28mg 25mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.077mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.321mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.144mg 0%
Choline 13.6mg 11.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.43g 0.28g 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% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27%
Contains more OtherOther +16.4%
Contains more FatsFats +46.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.33g
~equal in Water ~95.64g

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
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15%

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
42% 58%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.28 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +80%
Contains more FructoseFructose +53.6%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Sucrose ~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 leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/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.