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

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Important differences between rutabagas and red leaf lettuce

  • Rutabagas have more vitamin C and fiber; however, red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and iron.
  • Red leaf lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 150% more.
  • Rutabagas have 9 times more sugar than red leaf lettuce. Rutabagas have 4.46g of sugar, while red leaf lettuce has 0.48g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rutabagas, raw and Lettuce, red leaf, 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 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52%
Contains more IronIron +172.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +575.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +46666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.144mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Red leaf lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 140.3µg 117%
Vitamin A 0µg 375µg 42%
Vitamin C 25mg 3.7mg 24%
Iron 0.44mg 1.2mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0.9g 6%
Phosphorus 53mg 28mg 4%
Folate 21µg 36µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.077mg 3%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.203mg 3%
Potassium 305mg 187mg 3%
Fructose 1.61g 0.28g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.321mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.064mg 2%
Carbs 8.62g 2.26g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 12mg 2%
Calories 37kcal 16kcal 1%
Protein 1.08g 1.33g 1%
Sodium 12mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Calcium 43mg 33mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.5µg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 6.32g 1.36g N/A
Sugar 4.46g 0.48g N/A
Copper 0.032mg 0.028mg 0%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.2mg 0%
Starch 0.4g 0g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 0.144mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.1mg 0%
Choline 14.1mg 11.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 g
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +281.4%
Contains more OtherOther +29.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.1%
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
~equal in Water ~95.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 47% 33%
Starch: 0.4 g
Sucrose: 0.53 g
Glucose: 2.3 g
Fructose: 1.61 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.02 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1050%
Contains more FructoseFructose +475%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/nutrients
  2. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/nutrients

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

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