Carrot juice vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrot juice and lettuce different?

Carrot juice is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin E, while lettuce is higher in vitamin K, folate, and manganese.
Carrot juice covers your daily need for vitamin A, 234% more than lettuce.
Carrot juice contains 5 times more vitamin E than lettuce. Carrot juice contains 1.16mg of vitamin E, while lettuce contains 0.22mg.
Lettuce is lower in sugar.
Carrot juice has a higher glycemic index (43) than lettuce (32).

Carrot juice, canned and Lettuce, green leaf, raw types were used in this article.

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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.

Carrot juice

Lettuce

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+87%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+92.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.18mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.

Carrot juice

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+158.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+427.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+141.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+714.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+850%

~equal in Vitamin C ~9.2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.375mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	15.5µg	126.3µg	92%
Vitamin A	956µg	370µg	65%
Vitamin B6	0.217mg	0.09mg	10%
Folate	4µg	38µg	9%
Vitamin E	1.16mg	0.22mg	6%
Iron	0.46mg	0.86mg	5%
Manganese	0.13mg	0.25mg	5%
Potassium	292mg	194mg	3%
Carbs	9.28g	2.87g	2%
Fiber	0.8g	1.3g	2%
Copper	0.046mg	0.029mg	2%
Phosphorus	42mg	29mg	2%
Sodium	66mg	28mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.092mg	0.07mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.228mg	0.134mg	2%
Calories	40kcal	15kcal	1%
Protein	0.95g	1.36g	1%
Vitamin C	8.5mg	9.2mg	1%
Calcium	24mg	36mg	1%
Choline	9.9mg	13.6mg	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	421kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	250g	667g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	8.48g	1.57g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	3.91g	0.78g	N/A
Zinc	0.18mg	0.18mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.6µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.386mg	0.375mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.027g	0.02g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.007g	0.006g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.071g	0.082g	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%