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

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A recap on differences between red leaf lettuce and okra

  • Red leaf lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, and iron, yet okra is higher in manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B1, magnesium, fiber, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Red leaf lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 136% more than okra.
  • Red leaf lettuce contains 4 times more vitamin K than okra. While red leaf lettuce contains 140.3µg of vitamin K, okra contains only 31.3µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Okra, 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%
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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%
Contains more IronIron +93.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +148.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +289.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.2%

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%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +941.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +348.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +521.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +115%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~12.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red leaf lettuce Okra DV% diff.
Vitamin K 140.3µg 31.3µg 91%
Vitamin A 375µg 36µg 38%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.788mg 25%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 23mg 21%
Magnesium 12mg 57mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.2mg 11%
Copper 0.028mg 0.109mg 9%
Fiber 0.9g 3.2g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.215mg 9%
Iron 1.2mg 0.62mg 7%
Folate 36µg 60µg 6%
Calcium 33mg 82mg 5%
Phosphorus 28mg 61mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.321mg 1mg 4%
Potassium 187mg 299mg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.58mg 3%
Carbs 2.26g 7.45g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.144mg 0.245mg 2%
Protein 1.33g 1.93g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.077mg 0.06mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 33kcal 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.27mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 7mg 1%
Fats 0.22g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 1.36g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 0.48g 1.48g N/A
Starch 0g 0.34g 0%
Choline 11.8mg 12.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.031mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0.57g 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
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
Contains more FatsFats +15.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.6%
Contains more OtherOther +54.5%
~equal in Water ~89.58g

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
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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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +240%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
42% 58%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.28 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Okra
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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
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +60%
Contains more FructoseFructose +103.6%
~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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/nutrients
  2. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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