Hominy vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between hominy and lettuce

Hominy has more zinc, while lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 148% more than hominy.
Hominy contains 12 times more sodium than lettuce. While hominy contains 345mg of sodium, lettuce contains only 28mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Hominy, canned, white 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.

Hominy

Lettuce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+483.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2055.6%
Contains more IronIron	+38.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+257.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.029mg

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.

Hominy

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+14.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1036.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+63050%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3700%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.2µg	126.3µg	105%
Vitamin A	0µg	370µg	41%
Sodium	345mg	28mg	14%
Vitamin C	0mg	9.2mg	10%
Folate	1µg	38µg	9%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.18mg	8%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.25mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.005mg	0.09mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.003mg	0.07mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.006mg	0.08mg	6%
Potassium	9mg	194mg	5%
Fiber	2.5g	1.3g	5%
Carbs	14.26g	2.87g	4%
Selenium	3µg	0.6µg	4%
Calories	72kcal	15kcal	3%
Calcium	10mg	36mg	3%
Iron	0.62mg	0.86mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.033mg	0.375mg	2%
Choline	3.1mg	13.6mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.399g	0.082g	2%
Fats	0.88g	0.15g	1%
Magnesium	16mg	13mg	1%
Phosphorus	35mg	29mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.05mg	0.22mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.231g	0.006g	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Protein	1.48g	1.36g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	486kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	139g	667g	N/A
Net carbs	11.76g	1.57g	N/A
Sugar	1.82g	0.78g	N/A
Copper	0.03mg	0.029mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.154mg	0.134mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.123g	0.02g	0%
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.05mg	0.059mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.058mg	0.084mg	0%
Leucine	0.202mg	0.079mg	0%
Lysine	0.033mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.031mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.076mg	0.055mg	0%
Valine	0.077mg	0.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.045mg	0.022mg	0%