Head lettuce: Nutrition Facts

Head lettuce is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 16.3 kcal

Head lettuce contains 0.94 grams of total sugars, 1.1 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Head lettuce — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Head lettuce provides about 1.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.3% of the daily intake of fats and 0.7% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein1.4 g
1.8%
Fat220 mg
0.3%
Carbs2.2 g
0.7%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Head lettuce of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.2 mg
22.2%
Beta Carotene2 mg
40.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.2 mg
1.4%
Vitamine K0.1 mg
83.3%
Vitamine C3.7 mg
4.1%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.4 mg
2.5%
Vitamine B48.4 mg
1.7%
Vitamine B50.1 mg
2.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90.1 mg
25.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Head lettuce.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium35 mg
3.5%
Iron1.2 mg
12.0%
Magnesium13 mg
3.3%
Phosphorus33 mg
4.7%
Potassium238 mg
5.1%
Sodium5 mg
0.4%
Zinc0.2 mg
1.8%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0.2 mg
8.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Head lettuce.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan13 mg
0.2%
Threonine41 mg
1.7%
Isoleucine39 mg
1.9%
Leucine71 mg
1.5%
Lysine56 mg
1.4%
Methionine14 mg
0.8%
Cystine9 mg
0.5%
Phenylalanine53 mg
1.2%
Tyrosine19 mg
0.4%
Valine54 mg
2.2%
Arginine51 mg
0.8%
Histidine17 mg
0.8%
Alanine54 mg
0.8%
Aspartic acid142 mg
1.2%
Glutamic acid206 mg
1.5%
Glycine44 mg
1.3%
Proline37 mg
0.8%
Serine46 mg
0.6%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.071 g), isoleucine (0.039 g) and valine (0.054 g).
Head lettuce contains 0.16 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.044 g), arginine (0.051 g) and methionine (0.014 g).
Head lettuce contains 0.11 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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