Nutrition per 100 g
| Nutrient | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 22 kcal |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Fibre | 1.8 g |
| Sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Vitamin C | 11.9 mg |
| Folate | 30.7 µg |
| Magnesium | 43.2 mg |
Where its calories come from
- Protein 30%
- Carbohydrate 58%
- Fat 12%
Worked out from the protein, carbohydrate and fat above, at 4, 4 and 9 kcal a gram.
How many calories in one serving of lettuce?
About 22 kcal for a large bowl, raw (100 g), and about 44 kcal if you have two.
One serving, against your day
How much of an adult woman's daily need one serving (100 g) fills.
11.9 mg
30.7 µg
43.2 mg
2.7 mg
279 mg
56.7 mg
Source
Source: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), food code C025. Daily need is from ICMR-NIN Nutrient Requirements for Indians 2020, adult woman, moderate activity.
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Is lettuce good for weight loss, PCOS, diabetes and menopause?
Weight loss
Good choiceOnly 22 kcal per 100 g, so you can eat a full portion.
PCOS and PCOD
Good choiceOnly 3 g of carbohydrate in a 100 g serving.
Diabetes
Good choiceOnly 3 g of carbohydrate in a 100 g serving.
Menopause
Fine as part of a meal57 mg of calcium in a 100 g serving, not enough to call it a good source, but fine as part of a meal.
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Also called
Assamese: Salad paat; Gujarati: Lettuce na pan; Hindi: Salad ka patta; Kannada: Lettuce soppu; Kashmiri: Hakh; Malayalam: Lettuce cheera; Marathi: Lettuce ka patta; Punjabi: Salada sag; Tamil: Ilaikosu; Telugu: Kavu akulu; Urdu: Kismisaag.
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