Vegan - Vegetarian RecipesLettuce, Romaine - Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Lettuce, Romaine

Lettuce, Romaine
(Lettuce, Romaine)  Romaine lettuce is crispy, nutritious, and has a distinctive, somewhat strong taste which we enjoy in our salads.  Mixing the romaine with leaf lettuce adds interest and blends nicely with the stronger taste of the romaine.  Select heads of romaine lettuce that are firm and with bright green leaves.  See the nutritional chart below.

Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw

Scientific Name: Lactuca sativa

NDB No: 11251

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion 		Sample
Count 		Std.
Error
Proximates
Water
g
94.91
9
0.288
Energy
kcal
14
0
 
Energy
kj
59
0
 
Protein
g
1.62
3
0.037
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.20
1
 
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
2.37
0
 
Fiber, total dietary
g
1.7
0
 
Ash
g
0.90
0
 
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
36
1
 
Iron, Fe
mg
1.10
1
 
Magnesium, Mg
mg
6
0
 
Phosphorus, P
mg
45
1
 
Potassium, K
mg
290
4
41.764
Sodium, Na
mg
8
4
0.657
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.25
0
 
Copper, Cu
mg
0.037
0
 
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.636
0
 
Selenium, Se
mcg
0.2
0
 
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
24.0
1
 
Thiamin
mg
0.100
1
 
Riboflavin
mg
0.100
1
 
Niacin
mg
0.500
1
 
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.170
0
 
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.047
0
 
Folate, total
mcg
136
7
32.743
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
 
Folate, food
mcg
136
7
32.743
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
136
0
 
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
 
Vitamin A, IU
IU
2600
1
 
Vitamin A, RE
mcg_RE
260
1
 
Vitamin E
mg_ATE
0.440
0
 
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.026
0
 
4:0
g
0.000
0
 
6:0
g
0.000
0
 
8:0
g
0.000
0
 
10:0
g
0.000
0
 
12:0
g
0.000
0
 
14:0
g
0.000
0
 
16:0
g
0.023
0
 
18:0
g
0.003
0
 
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.008
0
 
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.002
0
 
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.006
0
 
20:1
g
0.000
0
 
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.106
0
 
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.031
0
 
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.075
0
 
18:4
g
0.000
0
 
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
 
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.012
0
 
Threonine
g
0.074
0
 
Isoleucine
g
0.105
0
 
Leucine
g
0.098
0
 
Lysine
g
0.105
0
 
Methionine
g
0.020
0
 
Cystine
g
0.019
0
 
Phenylalanine
g
0.068
0
 
Tyrosine
g
0.040
0
 
Valine
g
0.087
0
 
Arginine
g
0.088
0
 
Histidine
g
0.028
0
 
Alanine
g
0.070
0
 
Aspartic acid
g
0.177
0
 
Glutamic acid
g
0.227
0
 
Glycine
g
0.071
0
 
Proline
g
0.060
0
 
Serine
g
0.049
0
 

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)

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