First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Celery | Romaine lettuce |
Nutrient | celery | romaine lettuce |
Protein | 9g | 14g |
Carbohydrate | 37g | 39g |
Fiber | 20g | 25g |
Fat | 2g | 4g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 4g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 2g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | celery | romaine lettuce |
Choline | 18% | 28% |
Vitamin A | 44% | 821% |
Vitamin C | 52% | 376% |
Vitamin E | 28% | 13% |
Vitamin K | 458% | 1507% |
Celery have significantly more Vitamins E than romaine lettuce. Romaine lettuce have significantly more Vitamins A, C, K than celery. Celery are a good source of Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Magnesium. Celery are a great source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Celery are an excellent source of Vitamin K, Calcium. Romaine lettuce are a good source of Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Zinc. Romaine lettuce are a great source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus. Romaine lettuce are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | celery | romaine lettuce |
Vitamin B1 | 26% | 85% |
Vitamin B2 | 65% | 72% |
Vitamin B3 | 33% | 31% |
Vitamin B5 | 62% | 33% |
Vitamin B6 | 84% | 79% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | celery | romaine lettuce |
Sodium | 67% | 6% |
Potasium | 93% | 83% |
Calcium | 100% | 78% |
Magnesium | 39% | 47% |
Phosphorus | 52% | 61% |
Iron | 42% | 190% |
Manganese | 56% | 79% |
Selenium | 11% | 10% |
Copper | 44% | 56% |
Zinc | 17% | 29% |