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

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Summary of differences between red leaf lettuce and rapini

  • Red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A; however, rapini is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, vitamin E, manganese, vitamin B1, calcium, and fiber.
  • Red leaf lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 97% more than rapini.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Broccoli raab, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
Rapini
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.3%
Contains more IronIron +78.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +285%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.6%
~equal in Potassium ~196mg

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.
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 12% 0% 125% 3% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27%
Rapini
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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 67% 0% 44% 32% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +186.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +445.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +980%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +153.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +280.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +59.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +130.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red leaf lettuce Rapini DV% diff.
Vitamin K 140.3µg 224µg 70%
Vitamin A 375µg 131µg 27%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 20.2mg 18%
Iron 1.2mg 2.14mg 12%
Folate 36µg 83µg 12%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.62mg 10%
Calcium 33mg 108mg 8%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.395mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.162mg 8%
Fiber 0.9g 2.7g 7%
Phosphorus 28mg 73mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.321mg 1.221mg 6%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.77mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.171mg 5%
Protein 1.33g 3.17g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.077mg 0.129mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.144mg 0.322mg 4%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Copper 0.028mg 0.042mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 1µg 1%
Choline 11.8mg 18.3mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 22kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 14g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 120kcal 69kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 625g 455g N/A
Fats 0.22g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 1.36g 0.15g N/A
Carbs 2.26g 2.85g 0%
Potassium 187mg 196mg 0%
Sugar 0.48g 0.38g N/A
Sodium 25mg 33mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.198mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.128mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.153mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.066mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Rapini
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3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.3%
Contains more FatsFats +122.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.1%
Contains more OtherOther +70.9%
~equal in Water ~92.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Rapini
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +420%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +80.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
42% 58%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.28 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Rapini
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29% 26% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +100%
Contains more FructoseFructose +64.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/nutrients
  2. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/nutrients

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

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