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Lettuce vs. Radicchio — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lettuce and radicchio

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A; however, radicchio is higher in vitamin K, copper, vitamin E, and folate.
  • Radicchio covers your daily vitamin K needs 107% more than lettuce.
  • Radicchio contains 370 times less vitamin A than lettuce. Lettuce contains 370µg of vitamin A, while radicchio contains 1µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Radicchio, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 5.7% 27% 21% 114% 17% 17% 2.9% 18% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +89.5%
Contains more IronIron +50.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1075.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +244.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 31% 0% 123% 4.4% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 27% 0% 0.33% 45% 4% 6.5% 4.8% 16% 13% 0% 638% 45%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +36900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +337.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +927.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +102.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Radicchio DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 255.2µg 107%
Vitamin A 370µg 1µg 41%
Copper 0.029mg 0.341mg 35%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 2.26mg 14%
Folate 38µg 60µg 6%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.138mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.016mg 5%
Iron 0.86mg 0.57mg 4%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.62mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.028mg 4%
Potassium 194mg 302mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.269mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.057mg 3%
Calcium 36mg 19mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 0.9g 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 40mg 2%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 4.48g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.255mg 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Calories 15kcal 23kcal 0%
Protein 1.36g 1.43g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 9.1g 6.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 110kcal 161kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 435g N/A
Fats 0.15g 0.25g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 3.58g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 0.6g N/A
Sodium 28mg 22mg 0%
Choline 13.6mg 10.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.06g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.062mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.056mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.024mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
4% 93%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 93.14 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.1%
~equal in Protein ~1.43g
~equal in Water ~93.14g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
33% 6% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients
  2. Radicchio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168564/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.