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Lettuce vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and soba different?

  • Lettuce is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate, while soba is higher in manganese.
  • Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 148% more than soba.
  • Soba has a higher glycemic index (46) than lettuce (32).

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types were used in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +454.3%
Contains more IronIron +79.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +262.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.6%

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +442.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Folate 38µg 7µg 8%
Protein 1.36g 5.06g 7%
Carbs 2.87g 21.44g 6%
Potassium 194mg 35mg 5%
Iron 0.86mg 0.48mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.374mg 5%
Calories 15kcal 99kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.026mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 4mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.235mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.094mg 2%
Copper 0.029mg 0.008mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 60mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 9mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.51mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.12mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 25mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.119mg 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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +30.1%
Contains more OtherOther +64.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +272.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +647%

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
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +164.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +333.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.019g

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.