Rosemary vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between rosemary and lettuce?

Rosemary is richer in iron, fiber, manganese, copper, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and folate, yet lettuce is richer in vitamin A.
Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 90% higher.
Rosemary has 142 times more saturated fat than lettuce. Rosemary has 2.838g of saturated fat, while lettuce has 0.02g.
Lettuce has a lower glycemic index than rosemary.

We used Rosemary, fresh and Lettuce, green leaf, raw types in this comparison.

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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.

Rosemary

Lettuce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+780.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+244.3%
Contains more IronIron	+673.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+937.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+416.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+127.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+284%

~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.

Rosemary

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+137%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+273.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+186.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+153.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+94.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		126.3µg	105%
Iron	6.65mg	0.86mg	72%
Fiber	14.1g	1.3g	51%
Manganese	0.96mg	0.25mg	31%
Copper	0.301mg	0.029mg	30%
Calcium	317mg	36mg	28%
Vitamin A	146µg	370µg	25%
Magnesium	91mg	13mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.336mg	0.09mg	19%
Folate	109µg	38µg	18%
Vitamin C	21.8mg	9.2mg	14%
Potassium	668mg	194mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.804mg	0.134mg	13%
Saturated fat	2.838g	0.02g	13%
Fats	5.86g	0.15g	9%
Zinc	0.93mg	0.18mg	7%
Calories	131kcal	15kcal	6%
Carbs	20.7g	2.87g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.08mg	6%
Phosphorus	66mg	29mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.901g	0.082g	5%
Protein	3.31g	1.36g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.07mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.912mg	0.375mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.16g	0.006g	3%
Choline		13.6mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.22mg	1%
Selenium		0.6µg	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	396kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	667g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.73	4.4	N/A
Net carbs	6.6g	1.57g	N/A
Sugar		0.78g	N/A
Sodium	26mg	28mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.051mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.136mg	0.059mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.136mg	0.084mg	0%
Leucine	0.249mg	0.079mg	0%
Lysine	0.143mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.169mg	0.055mg	0%
Valine	0.165mg	0.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.022mg	0%