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

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A recap on differences between red leaf lettuce and red potato

  • Red leaf lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, and iron, yet red potato is higher in copper, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Red leaf lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 150% more than red potato.
  • Red leaf lettuce contains 50 times more vitamin K than red potato. While red leaf lettuce contains 140.3µg of vitamin K, red potato contains only 2.8µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more IronIron +71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +521.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52%

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%
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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +37400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4910.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +240.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +396.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +112%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red leaf lettuce Red potato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 140.3µg 2.8µg 115%
Vitamin A 375µg 1µg 42%
Copper 0.028mg 0.174mg 16%
Potassium 187mg 545mg 11%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 12.6mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.212mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.321mg 1.595mg 8%
Starch 0g 15.15g 6%
Carbs 2.26g 19.59g 6%
Iron 1.2mg 0.7mg 6%
Phosphorus 28mg 72mg 6%
Calories 16kcal 89kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.144mg 0.341mg 4%
Fiber 0.9g 1.8g 4%
Magnesium 12mg 28mg 4%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.077mg 0.05mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 9mg 2%
Folate 36µg 27µg 2%
Protein 1.33g 2.3g 2%
Choline 11.8mg 18.9mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.072mg 1%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.173mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.22g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 1.36g 17.79g N/A
Sugar 0.48g 1.43g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0.075mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.12mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.035mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.091mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.039mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0.44g 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
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 g
Contains more FatsFats +46.7%
Contains more WaterWater +24.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +766.8%
Contains more OtherOther +134.5%

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
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.4%

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
91% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 15.15 g
Sucrose: 0.45 g
Glucose: 0.55 g
Fructose: 0.44 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +175%
Contains more FructoseFructose +57.1%
~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. Red potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/nutrients

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

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