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Lettuce vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and wild rice

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C; however, wild rice has more zinc, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 148% more.
  • Wild rice has a higher glycemic index than lettuce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Wild rice, cooked.

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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 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.1%
Contains more IronIron +43.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +317.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +644.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +182.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 0% 0% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25160%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.087mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Wild rice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0.5µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Zinc 0.18mg 1.34mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 0mg 10%
Copper 0.029mg 0.121mg 10%
Phosphorus 29mg 82mg 8%
Carbs 2.87g 21.34g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 1.287mg 6%
Magnesium 13mg 32mg 5%
Protein 1.36g 3.99g 5%
Calories 15kcal 101kcal 4%
Folate 38µg 26µg 3%
Calcium 36mg 3mg 3%
Potassium 194mg 101mg 3%
Iron 0.86mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.052mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.213g 1%
Sodium 28mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.087mg 1%
Choline 13.6mg 10.2mg 1%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.282mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 19.54g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 0.73g N/A
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.24mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.154mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.049g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.43g 0.2g 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
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +28.5%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
Contains more ProteinProtein +193.4%
Contains more FatsFats +126.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +643.6%

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
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +733.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.8%

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
45% 27% 27%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.33 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +80%
Contains more FructoseFructose +115%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~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. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/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.