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Lettuce vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lettuce and garden rhubarb

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, folate, and vitamin B6; however, garden rhubarb is richer in calcium.
  • Lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 146% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Garden rhubarb has 5 times less folate than lettuce. Lettuce has 38µg of folate, while garden rhubarb has 7µg.
  • Lettuce has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lettuce is 32, while the glycemic index of garden rhubarb is 13.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Rhubarb, 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% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more IronIron +290.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +331.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +442.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +123%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 29.3µg 81%
Vitamin A 370µg 5µg 41%
Folate 38µg 7µg 8%
Iron 0.86mg 0.22mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.024mg 5%
Calcium 36mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.03mg 4%
Potassium 194mg 288mg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 14mg 2%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.196mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.085mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 0.9g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.1µg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Copper 0.029mg 0.021mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 4.54g 1%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 8mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 21kcal 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 2.74g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 1.1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.1%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.2%
Contains more OtherOther +17.2%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.7%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.