Minerals in Lettuce?!
Answers: What vitamins and minerals are in lettuce?
The nutritional value of lettuce varies with the variety. Lettuce in general provides small amounts of dietary fiber, some carbohydrates, a little protein and a trace of fat. Its most important nutrients are vitamin A and potassium. The vitamin A comes from beta carotene, whose yellow-orange is hidden by green chlorophyll pigments. Beta carotene, of course, is converted to vitamin A in the human body. The darker green, the more beta carotene.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/let...
Vitamin A 4%
Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%
....and only one gram of fiber per serving. Lettuce isnt that great of a vegetable except to fill you up or use as a base to put more nutritious veggies on
As with any vegetable the greener it is the more nutricion is in it
I found these links and the following information:
http://www.templewiltoncommunityfarm.com...
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname...
Nutrition Facts (One cup raw leaf lettuce, chopped)
Calories 9
Dietary Fiber 1.3
Protein 1 gram
Carbohydrates 1.34 grams
Vitamin A 1456 IU
Vitamin C 13.44
Calcium 20.16
Iron 0.62
Potassium 162.4 mg
Hope that helps.
Romaine lettuce:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname...
Cabbage:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname...
Spinach (The best, even has protein):
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname...