Red leaf lettuce: Nutrition Facts

Red 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): 16.3 kcal

Red leaf lettuce contains 0.48 grams of total sugars, 0.9 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Red leaf lettuce — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Red leaf 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)
Protein1.3 g
1.8%
Fat220 mg
0.3%
Carbs2.3 g
0.7%

Vitamins

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

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.4 mg
44.4%
Beta Carotene4.5 mg
90.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.1 mg
0.7%
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 B30.3 mg
1.9%
Vitamine B411.8 mg
2.4%
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 Red leaf lettuce.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium33 mg
3.3%
Iron1.2 mg
12.0%
Magnesium12 mg
3.0%
Phosphorus28 mg
4.0%
Potassium187 mg
4.0%
Sodium25 mg
1.9%
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 Red leaf lettuce.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan22 mg
0.3%
Threonine48 mg
2.0%
Isoleucine38 mg
1.9%
Leucine70 mg
1.5%
Lysine45 mg
1.1%
Methionine16 mg
0.9%
Cystine9 mg
0.5%
Phenylalanine67 mg
1.5%
Tyrosine29 mg
0.7%
Valine48 mg
1.9%
Arginine41 mg
0.7%
Histidine19 mg
0.9%
Alanine51 mg
0.8%
Aspartic acid140 mg
1.1%
Glutamic acid155 mg
1.1%
Glycine48 mg
1.4%
Proline38 mg
0.8%
Serine44 mg
0.5%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.070 g), isoleucine (0.038 g) and valine (0.048 g).
Red leaf 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 (0.048 g), arginine (0.041 g) and methionine (0.016 g).
Red leaf lettuce contains 0.10 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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