Red leaf lettuce vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between red leaf lettuce and beetroot?

Red leaf lettuce is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A, yet beetroot is higher in folate, fiber, manganese, and copper.
Red leaf lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 117% more.
Red leaf lettuce has 188 times more vitamin A than beetroot. While red leaf lettuce has 375µg of vitamin A, beetroot has only 2µg.
The amount of sugar in red leaf lettuce is lower.

We used Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Beets, raw types in this article.

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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.

Red leaf lettuce

Beetroot

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+106.3%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+167.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.1%

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.

Red leaf lettuce

Beetroot

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+18650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+106.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+49.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70050%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+32.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+202.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.334mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.155mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	140.3µg	0.2µg	117%
Vitamin A	375µg	2µg	41%
Folate	36µg	109µg	18%
Fiber	0.9g	2.8g	8%
Iron	1.2mg	0.8mg	5%
Copper	0.028mg	0.075mg	5%
Manganese	0.203mg	0.329mg	5%
Potassium	187mg	325mg	4%
Magnesium	12mg	23mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.031mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.077mg	0.04mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.067mg	3%
Carbs	2.26g	9.56g	2%
Calcium	33mg	16mg	2%
Phosphorus	28mg	40mg	2%
Sodium	25mg	78mg	2%
Calories	16kcal	43kcal	1%
Protein	1.33g	1.61g	1%
Vitamin C	3.7mg	4.9mg	1%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.35mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.04mg	1%
Selenium	1.5µg	0.7µg	1%
Choline	11.8mg	6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	267kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	625g	233g	N/A
Fats	0.22g	0.17g	0%
Net carbs	1.36g	6.76g	N/A
Sugar	0.48g	6.76g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.321mg	0.334mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.144mg	0.155mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.017g	0.027g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	0.032g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.072g	0.06g	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.019mg	0%
Threonine	0.048mg	0.047mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.038mg	0.048mg	0%
Leucine	0.07mg	0.068mg	0%
Lysine	0.045mg	0.058mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.067mg	0.046mg	0%
Valine	0.048mg	0.056mg	0%
Histidine	0.019mg	0.021mg	0%
Fructose	0.28g		0%