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.
Greek yogurt | Romaine lettuce |
Nutrient | greek yogurt | romaine lettuce |
Protein | 26g | 14g |
Carbohydrate | 23g | 39g |
Fiber | 1g | 25g |
Fat | 1g | 4g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 4g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 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 | greek yogurt | romaine lettuce |
Choline | 0% | 28% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 821% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 376% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 13% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 1507% |
Romaine lettuce have significantly more Vitamins A, E, C, K than greek yogurt. Greek yogurt are a great source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Phosphorus. 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 | greek yogurt | romaine lettuce |
Vitamin B1 | 8% | 85% |
Vitamin B2 | 60% | 72% |
Vitamin B3 | 5% | 31% |
Vitamin B5 | 0% | 33% |
Vitamin B6 | 14% | 79% |
Vitamin B12 | 99% | 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 | greek yogurt | romaine lettuce |
Sodium | 7% | 6% |
Potasium | 10% | 83% |
Calcium | 60% | 78% |
Magnesium | 9% | 47% |
Phosphorus | 61% | 61% |
Iron | 2% | 190% |
Manganese | 0% | 79% |
Selenium | 0% | 10% |
Copper | 0% | 56% |
Zinc | 15% | 29% |