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Red leaf lettuce vs. Endive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between red leaf lettuce and endive

  • Red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin B6; however, endive is richer in vitamin K, folate, vitamin B5, manganese, fiber, copper, and zinc.
  • Red leaf lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 106% more than endive.
  • Endive has 5 times less vitamin B6 than red leaf lettuce. Red leaf lettuce has 0.1mg of vitamin B6, while endive has 0.02mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Endive, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
Endive
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
Contains more IronIron +44.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +295%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~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 12% 125% 3% 0% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27% 6.4%
Endive
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +247.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +75.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +525%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +64.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +294.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +42.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.075mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red leaf lettuce Endive DV% diff.
Vitamin K 140.3µg 231µg 76%
Vitamin A 375µg 108µg 30%
Folate 36µg 142µg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.144mg 0.9mg 15%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.42mg 9%
Fiber 0.9g 3.1g 9%
Copper 0.028mg 0.099mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.02mg 6%
Iron 1.2mg 0.83mg 5%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.79mg 5%
Potassium 187mg 314mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 6.5mg 3%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.44mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 52mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 15mg 1%
Choline 11.8mg 16.8mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.08mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 17kcal 0%
Protein 1.33g 1.25g 0%
Fats 0.22g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 2.26g 3.35g 0%
Net carbs 1.36g 0.25g N/A
Sugar 0.48g 0.25g N/A
Phosphorus 28mg 28mg 0%
Sodium 25mg 22mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.077mg 0.075mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.321mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.048g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0.072mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.063mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.053mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.023mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Endive
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.2%
Contains more OtherOther +156.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.25g
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~93.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Endive
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.8%

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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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/nutrients
  2. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/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.