Lettuce: nutrition facts
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce is a type of food categorized among vegetables. One portion of Lettuce (considering as a portion 1 cup shredded, meaning more or less 36 grams of Lettuce) contains around 5 calories.
When compared to other vegetables,
Lettuce has
less caloriess than the average of vegetables, as they contain 15 calories per 100 grams, while other foods like the
Lettuce have
much more calories.
Recipes with Lettuce
You can use Lettuce as an ingredient for the next recipes:
Lettuce as natural remedy
Lettuce can be used as a natural remedy to treat the next diseases:
Lettuce nutritional facts
|
1 serving (36 gr.) |
100 gr. |
| Calories | 5 kcal | 15 kcal |
| Lipids | 0.05 g | 0.15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.007 g | 0.02 g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.030 g | 0.082 g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.002 g | 0.006 g |
| Protein | 0.49 g | 1.36 g |
| Carbohydrate | 1.03 g | 2.87 g |
| Sugars | 0.28 g | 0.78 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g | 1.3 g |
| Cholesterol | -- mg | -- mg |
| Minerals | | |
| Calcium | 13 mg | 36 mg |
| Iron | 0.31 mg | 0.86 mg |
| Sodio | 10 mg | 28 mg |
| Potassium | 70 mg | 194 mg |
| Magnesium | 5 mg | 13 mg |
| Phosphorus | 10 mg | 29 mg |
| Zinc | 0.06 mg | 0.18 mg |
| Vitamins | | |
| Vitamin A | 2666 IU | 7405 IU |
| Vitamin C | 3.3 mg | 9.2 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 µg | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.025 mg | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.029 mg | 0.08 mg |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0.135 mg | 0.375 mg |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid ) | 0.048 mg | 0.134 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.032 mg | 0.09 mg |
| Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) | 0.00 µg | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.08 mg | 0.22 mg |
| Vitamin K | 45.5 µg | 126.3 µg |
| Choline | 4.9 mg | 13.6 mg |
| Arginine | 0.026 g | 0.071 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.012 g | 0.032 g |
| Folic Acid | 14 µg | 38 µg |
| Beta Carotene | 1599 µg | 4443 µg |
| Water | 34.19 g | 94.98 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg |
