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Spinach raw vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spinach raw and lettuce

  • The amount of vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin E, copper, and potassium in spinach raw is higher than in lettuce.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily vitamin K needs 297% more than lettuce.
  • Lettuce has 9 times less vitamin E than spinach raw. Spinach raw has 2.03mg of vitamin E, while lettuce has 0.22mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spinach, raw and Lettuce, green leaf, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +507.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +187.6%
Contains more IronIron +215.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +348.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +194.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +258.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.6%

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 94% 0% 156% 41% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +205.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +822.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +93.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +282.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +410.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 126.3µg 297%
Folate 194µg 38µg 39%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.25mg 28%
Iron 2.71mg 0.86mg 23%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 9.2mg 21%
Magnesium 79mg 13mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.22mg 12%
Potassium 558mg 194mg 11%
Copper 0.13mg 0.029mg 11%
Vitamin A 469µg 370µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.08mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.09mg 8%
Calcium 99mg 36mg 6%
Fiber 2.2g 1.3g 4%
Protein 2.86g 1.36g 3%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.18mg 3%
Phosphorus 49mg 29mg 3%
Sodium 79mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.375mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.134mg 1%
Choline 19.3mg 13.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.082g 1%
Calories 23kcal 15kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 12g 9.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 80kcal 110kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 435g 667g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 1.57g N/A
Carbs 3.63g 2.87g 0%
Sugar 0.42g 0.78g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.022mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0.43g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.3%
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.5%
Contains more OtherOther +168.8%
~equal in Water ~94.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +101.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
46% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.36 g
Fructose: 0.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +227.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +186.7%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients
  2. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients

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

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