Red leaf lettuce vs. Sun-dried tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between red leaf lettuce and sun-dried tomato

Red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A; however, sun-dried tomato is higher in vitamin C, copper, potassium, vitamin B2, fats, vitamin B3, fiber, iron, and vitamin B6.
Sun-dried tomato covers your daily need for vitamin C 109% more than red leaf lettuce.
Red leaf lettuce has 6 times more vitamin A than sun-dried tomato. While red leaf lettuce has 375µg of vitamin A, sun-dried tomato has only 64µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained.

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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

Sun-dried tomato

Contains less SodiumSodium

-90.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+736.9%
Contains more IronIron	+123.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1589.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+290%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+396.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+129.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

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

Sun-dried tomato

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+485.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2651.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+201.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+397.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1030.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+232.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+219%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	140.3µg		117%
Vitamin C	3.7mg	101.8mg	109%
Copper	0.028mg	0.473mg	49%
Potassium	187mg	1565mg	41%
Vitamin A	375µg	64µg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.077mg	0.383mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	8.663g	22%
Fats	0.22g	14.08g	21%
Vitamin B3	0.321mg	3.63mg	21%
Fiber	0.9g	5.8g	20%
Iron	1.2mg	2.68mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.319mg	17%
Magnesium	12mg	81mg	16%
Phosphorus	28mg	139mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.072g	2.06g	13%
Manganese	0.203mg	0.466mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.193mg	11%
Calories	16kcal	213kcal	10%
Sodium	25mg	266mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.017g	1.893g	9%
Protein	1.33g	5.06g	7%
Carbs	2.26g	23.33g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.144mg	0.479mg	7%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.78mg	5%
Selenium	1.5µg	3µg	3%
Folate	36µg	23µg	3%
Choline	11.8mg		2%
Calcium	33mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	421kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	625g	47g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	5.7	N/A
Net carbs	1.36g	17.53g	N/A
Sugar	0.48g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.037mg	0%
Threonine	0.048mg	0.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.038mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	0.07mg	0.185mg	0%
Lysine	0.045mg	0.186mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.044mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.067mg	0.131mg	0%
Valine	0.048mg	0.13mg	0%
Histidine	0.019mg	0.077mg	0%
Fructose	0.28g		0%