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Lettuces

Category: Lettuces

Belongs to:

Leaf vegetables, Vegetables, Vegetables based foods, Fruits and vegetables based foods, Plant-based foods, Plant-based foods and beverages

Contains:

Lettuce -Lactuca sativa- is an annual plant of the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and seeds. Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, such as soups, sandwiches and wraps; it can also be grilled.

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 534 products of the Lettuces category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 738 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 199 kj
(49 kcal) 		226 kj
(54 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		53 kj
(13 kcal) 		74 kj
(18 kcal) 		703 kj
(168 kcal) 		2,120 kj
(513 kcal)
Fat 2.14 g 3.62 g 0 g 0 g 0.5 g 11 g 53 g
Saturated fat 0.368 g 0.614 g 0 g 0 g 0.1 g 1.8 g 13 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g
Cholesterol 3.78 mg 5.32 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 15 mg 54.5 mg
Carbohydrates 3.81 g 3.73 g 0 g 1 g 2 g 13 g 59.5 g
Sugars 1.89 g 1.5 g 0 g 0.4 g 1.5 g 5.2 g 54.9 g
Added sugars 2 g 3.07 g 0 g 0 g 0.442 g 9 g 10 g
Fiber 1.61 g 0.582 g 0 g 0.9 g 1.5 g 2.94 g 16 g
Proteins 1.87 g 1.49 g 0 g 0.7 g 1.2 g 5.64 g 25 g
Salt 0.266 g 0.375 g 0 g 0 g 0.058 g 1 g 475 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol
Vitamin A 376 µg 540 µg 0 µg 0.001 µg 199 µg 2,000 µg 33,000 µg
Vitamin D (D3) 0.042 µg 0.085 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.282 µg 6.6 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 13.4 mg 12 mg 0 mg 0 mg 13 mg 44 mg 53 mg
Potassium 219 mg 56.7 mg 0 mg 120 mg 247 mg 331 mg 440 mg
Calcium 42.4 mg 26.8 mg 0 mg 0.3 mg 36.4 mg 92.9 mg 475 mg
Iron 0.828 mg 0.352 mg 0 mg 0.24 mg 0.9 mg 1.18 mg 120 mg

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 0% 0% 0 g
    Plastic 100% 2.4 g 100% 2.4 g 2 g
    Glass 0% 0% 0 g
    Metal 0% 0% 0 g
    Unknown 0% 0% 0 g
    Total - - - - 2 g

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