Jerusalem artichoke vs. Red leaf lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jerusalem artichoke and red leaf lettuce

Jerusalem artichoke has more iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B3; however, red leaf lettuce is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, and folate.
Red leaf lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin K 117% more than jerusalem artichoke.
Jerusalem artichoke has 5 times more copper than red leaf lettuce. While jerusalem artichoke has 0.14mg of copper, red leaf lettuce has only 0.028mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Lettuce, red leaf, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Jerusalem artichoke

Red leaf lettuce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+129.4%
Contains more IronIron	+183.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+178.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+238.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Jerusalem artichoke

Red leaf lettuce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+305%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+175.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+37400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+140200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+176.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~3.7mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.1µg	140.3µg	117%
Vitamin A	1µg	375µg	42%
Iron	3.4mg	1.2mg	28%
Copper	0.14mg	0.028mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.064mg	11%
Potassium	429mg	187mg	7%
Phosphorus	78mg	28mg	7%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.203mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.3mg	0.321mg	6%
Folate	13µg	36µg	6%
Carbs	17.44g	2.26g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.144mg	5%
Calories	73kcal	16kcal	3%
Fiber	1.6g	0.9g	3%
Choline	30mg	11.8mg	3%
Calcium	14mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.1mg	2%
Protein	2g	1.33g	1%
Magnesium	17mg	12mg	1%
Zinc	0.12mg	0.2mg	1%
Sodium	4mg	25mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	1.5µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.077mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	365kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	625g	N/A
Fats	0.01g	0.22g	0%
Vitamin C	4mg	3.7mg	0%
Net carbs	15.84g	1.36g	N/A
Sugar	9.6g	0.48g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.15mg	0%
Saturated fat	0g	0.017g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g	0.005g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.001g	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%
Fructose		0.28g	0%