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Tomato vs. Celtuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between tomatoes and celtuce

  • Celtuce is richer than tomatoes in vitamin A, manganese, folate, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for celtuce is 53% higher.

Food types used in this article are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Celtuce, 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.
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +154.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +290%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.2%
Contains more IronIron +103.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +503.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +42.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +206.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.55mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Celtuce DV% diff.
Manganese 0.114mg 0.688mg 25%
Vitamin A 42µg 175µg 15%
Folate 15µg 46µg 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 19.5mg 6%
Magnesium 11mg 28mg 4%
Iron 0.27mg 0.55mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 39mg 3%
Potassium 237mg 330mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.183mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.055mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 39mg 2%
Copper 0.059mg 0.04mg 2%
Fiber 1.2g 1.7g 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.27mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Calories 18kcal 18kcal 0%
Protein 0.88g 0.85g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 3.89g 3.65g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 1.95g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Sodium 5mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.55mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.052mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.055mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.85g
~equal in Carbs ~3.65g
~equal in Water ~94.5g

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients
  2. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/nutrients

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

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