Lettuce vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lettuce and cardoon

Lettuce has more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, cardoon is higher in copper, folate, magnesium, and potassium.
Lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 41% more than cardoon.
Cardoon contains 5 times less vitamin C than lettuce. Lettuce contains 9.2mg of vitamin C, while cardoon contains 2mg.
Lettuce has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Cardoon, 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.

Lettuce

Cardoon

Contains more IronIron	+22.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+223.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+106.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+696.6%

~equal in Zinc ~0.17mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.256mg

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.

Lettuce

Cardoon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+360%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+78.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	126.3µg		105%
Vitamin A	370µg	0µg	41%
Copper	0.029mg	0.231mg	22%
Vitamin C	9.2mg	2mg	8%
Folate	38µg	68µg	8%
Magnesium	13mg	42mg	7%
Potassium	194mg	400mg	6%
Sodium	28mg	170mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.02mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.03mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.134mg	0.338mg	4%
Calcium	36mg	70mg	3%
Iron	0.86mg	0.7mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.116mg	2%
Choline	13.6mg		2%
Protein	1.36g	0.7g	1%
Fiber	1.3g	1.6g	1%
Phosphorus	29mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.2µg	1%
Fructose	0.43g		1%
Calories	15kcal	17kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	4.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	243kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	667g	588g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	1.57g	2.47g	N/A
Carbs	2.87g	4.07g	0%
Sugar	0.78g		N/A
Zinc	0.18mg	0.17mg	0%
Manganese	0.25mg	0.256mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.375mg	0.3mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.02g	0.011g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.006g	0.018g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.082g	0.041g	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%