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Peppermint vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peppermint and lettuce?

  • Peppermint is higher in iron, manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin C, calcium, folate, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet lettuce is higher in vitamin A.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 63% more.
  • Peppermint has 11 times more copper than lettuce. While peppermint has 0.329mg of copper, lettuce has only 0.029mg.
  • The glycemic index of lettuce is lower.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Lettuce, green leaf, raw types 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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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 +515.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +193.3%
Contains more IronIron +490.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1034.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +516.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +370.4%
~equal in Sodium ~28mg

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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 +245.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +232.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +354.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +74.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Iron 5.08mg 0.86mg 53%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.25mg 40%
Copper 0.329mg 0.029mg 33%
Fiber 8g 1.3g 27%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 9.2mg 25%
Calcium 243mg 36mg 21%
Folate 114µg 38µg 19%
Vitamin A 212µg 370µg 18%
Magnesium 80mg 13mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.08mg 14%
Potassium 569mg 194mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.375mg 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.18mg 8%
Phosphorus 73mg 29mg 6%
Protein 3.75g 1.36g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.134mg 4%
Carbs 14.89g 2.87g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.09mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.082g 3%
Calories 70kcal 15kcal 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.02g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.07mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.94g 0.15g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0.78g N/A
Sodium 31mg 28mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 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 +175.7%
Contains more FatsFats +526.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +418.8%
Contains more OtherOther +176.6%
Contains more WaterWater +20.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 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 +450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +519.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.9%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.