Leaf lettuce: Nutrition Facts

Leaf 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): 18.3 kcal

Leaf lettuce contains 0.78 grams of total sugars, 1.3 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Leaf lettuce — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Leaf lettuce provides about 1.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.2% of the daily intake of fats and 0.9% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein1.4 g
1.8%
Fat150 mg
0.2%
Carbs2.9 g
0.9%

Vitamins

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

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.4 mg
44.4%
Beta Carotene4.4 mg
88.0%
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 C9.2 mg
10.2%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.4 mg
2.5%
Vitamine B413.6 mg
2.7%
Vitamine B50.1 mg
2.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Leaf lettuce.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium36 mg
3.6%
Iron0.9 mg
9.0%
Magnesium13 mg
3.3%
Phosphorus29 mg
4.1%
Potassium194 mg
4.1%
Sodium28 mg
2.2%
Zinc0.2 mg
1.8%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0.3 mg
13.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Leaf lettuce.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan9 mg
0.1%
Threonine59 mg
2.5%
Isoleucine84 mg
4.2%
Leucine79 mg
1.7%
Lysine84 mg
2.0%
Methionine16 mg
0.9%
Cystine16 mg
0.9%
Phenylalanine55 mg
1.3%
Tyrosine32 mg
0.7%
Valine70 mg
2.8%
Arginine71 mg
1.2%
Histidine22 mg
1.0%
Alanine56 mg
0.8%
Aspartic acid142 mg
1.2%
Glutamic acid182 mg
1.3%
Glycine57 mg
1.6%
Proline48 mg
1.1%
Serine39 mg
0.5%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.079 g), isoleucine (0.084 g) and valine (0.070 g).
Leaf lettuce contains 0.23 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.057 g), arginine (0.071 g) and methionine (0.016 g).
Leaf lettuce contains 0.14 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

Related categories