Lettuce vs. Rosemary — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lettuce and rosemary?

Lettuce is richer in vitamin A, yet rosemary is richer in iron, fiber, manganese, copper, calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and folate.
Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 90% higher.
Lettuce contains less saturated fat.
Lettuce has a lower glycemic index than rosemary.

We used Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Rosemary, fresh types in this comparison.

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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

Rosemary

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+780.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+244.3%
Contains more IronIron	+673.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+937.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+416.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+127.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+284%

~equal in Sodium ~26mg

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

Rosemary

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+153.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+137%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+273.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+186.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	126.3µg		105%
Iron	0.86mg	6.65mg	72%
Fiber	1.3g	14.1g	51%
Manganese	0.25mg	0.96mg	31%
Copper	0.029mg	0.301mg	30%
Calcium	36mg	317mg	28%
Vitamin A	370µg	146µg	25%
Magnesium	13mg	91mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.336mg	19%
Folate	38µg	109µg	18%
Vitamin C	9.2mg	21.8mg	14%
Potassium	194mg	668mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.134mg	0.804mg	13%
Saturated fat	0.02g	2.838g	13%
Fats	0.15g	5.86g	9%
Zinc	0.18mg	0.93mg	7%
Calories	15kcal	131kcal	6%
Carbs	2.87g	20.7g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.152mg	6%
Phosphorus	29mg	66mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.082g	0.901g	5%
Protein	1.36g	3.31g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.036mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.375mg	0.912mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.006g	1.16g	3%
Choline	13.6mg		2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Selenium	0.6µg		1%
Fructose	0.43g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	396kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	667g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.4	0.73	N/A
Net carbs	1.57g	6.6g	N/A
Sugar	0.78g		N/A
Sodium	28mg	26mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.051mg	0%
Threonine	0.059mg	0.136mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.084mg	0.136mg	0%
Leucine	0.079mg	0.249mg	0%
Lysine	0.084mg	0.143mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.055mg	0.169mg	0%
Valine	0.07mg	0.165mg	0%
Histidine	0.022mg	0.066mg	0%