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Lettuce vs. Tomato juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lettuce and tomato juice different?

  • Lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, and iron; however, tomato juice is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for lettuce is 139% higher.
  • Lettuce contains 55 times more vitamin K than tomato juice. While lettuce contains 126.3µg of vitamin K, tomato juice contains only 2.3µg.
  • Lettuce has less sugar.

Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Tomato juice, canned, without salt added are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 19% 15% 14% 3% 8.1% 1.3% 8.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more IronIron +120.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +267.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%

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 234% 7.7% 6.4% 0% 25% 18% 13% 0% 16% 0% 5.8% 15% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1508.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5391.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +90%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +662%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Tomato juice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 2.3µg 103%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 70.1mg 68%
Vitamin A 370µg 23µg 39%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.068mg 8%
Iron 0.86mg 0.39mg 6%
Folate 38µg 20µg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.4g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.673mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 6.8mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 0.85g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.32mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 19mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 10mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1.33g 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.11mg 1%
Copper 0.029mg 0.042mg 1%
Potassium 194mg 217mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 17kcal 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.29g 0%
Carbs 2.87g 3.53g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 3.13g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 2.58g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.078mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.022g N/A

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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.29 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60%
Contains more FatsFats +93.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23%
Contains more OtherOther +70.3%
~equal in Water ~94.24g

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
37% 10% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.019g

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
48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.33 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +247.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +209.3%
~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. Tomato juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170545/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.