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Sugar substitute vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sugar substitute and lettuce

  • Sugar substitute has more calcium; however, lettuce has more manganese, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Sugar substitute's daily need coverage for calcium is 84% more.
  • Sugar substitute has 20 times more sodium than lettuce. Sugar substitute has 572mg of sodium, while lettuce has 28mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown and Lettuce, green 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2341.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +397.4%
Contains more IronIron +437.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +314.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +262.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1036.4%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 105%
Calcium 879mg 36mg 84%
Vitamin A 370µg 41%
Carbs 84.77g 2.87g 27%
Sodium 572mg 28mg 24%
Calories 347kcal 15kcal 17%
Folate 38µg 10%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 10%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.25mg 10%
Iron 0.16mg 0.86mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.09mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.07mg 5%
Potassium 39mg 194mg 5%
Phosphorus 8mg 29mg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 1.3g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 2%
Copper 0.007mg 0.029mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Magnesium 6mg 13mg 2%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 1%
Starch 3.52g 0g 1%
Fructose 0g 0.43g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.134mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Protein 2.06g 1.36g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 84.17g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 0.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2853.7%
Contains more OtherOther +529.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +939.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 14% 39%
Starch: 3.52 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.09 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 2.94 g
Galactose: 0 g
46% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.36 g
Fructose: 0.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +202.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Sucrose ~0g
~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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients
  2. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients

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

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