Lettuce vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lettuce and hominy

Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, while hominy has more zinc.
Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 148% more than hominy.
The amount of sodium in lettuce is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Hominy, canned, white.

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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.

Lettuce

Hominy

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

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

~equal in Copper ~0.03mg

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.

Lettuce

Hominy

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%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+14.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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