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Okra vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between okra and lettuce

  • Okra has more manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, fiber, and folate, while lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin K.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 134% higher.
  • Lettuce contains 4 times less magnesium than okra. Okra contains 57mg of magnesium, while lettuce contains 13mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Okra, raw and Lettuce, green 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.
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +338.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +275.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +222.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +215.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +38.7%

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.
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +927.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +303.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +10.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 31.3µg 126.3µg 79%
Vitamin A 36µg 370µg 37%
Manganese 0.788mg 0.25mg 23%
Vitamin C 23mg 9.2mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.07mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.09mg 10%
Magnesium 57mg 13mg 10%
Copper 0.109mg 0.029mg 9%
Fiber 3.2g 1.3g 8%
Folate 60µg 38µg 6%
Calcium 82mg 36mg 5%
Phosphorus 61mg 29mg 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.18mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.375mg 4%
Potassium 299mg 194mg 3%
Iron 0.62mg 0.86mg 3%
Carbs 7.45g 2.87g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.134mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.08mg 2%
Protein 1.93g 1.36g 1%
Calories 33kcal 15kcal 1%
Sodium 7mg 28mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 0.78g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0g 0%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.22mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 12.3mg 13.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.082g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.022mg 0%
Fructose 0.57g 0.43g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.9%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.6%
Contains more OtherOther +32.8%
~equal in Water ~94.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
3
19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +32.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +12.5%
~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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients
  2. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.