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.
Lettuce | Zucchini |
Nutrient | lettuce | zucchini |
Protein | 21g | 26g |
Carbohydrate | 34g | 30g |
Fiber | 17g | 10g |
Fat | 3g | 4g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 4g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 2g | 2g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 1g |
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 | lettuce | zucchini |
Choline | 29% | 0% |
Vitamin A | 409% | 38% |
Vitamin C | 76% | 433% |
Vitamin E | 23% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1967% | 0% |
Lettuce have significantly more Vitamins A, E, K than zucchini. Zucchini have significantly more Vitamins C than lettuce. Lettuce are a good source of Vitamin E, Zinc. Lettuce are a great source of Vitamin C, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Lettuce are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Calcium, Iron. Zucchini are a good source of Vitamin A, Riboflavin. Zucchini are a great source of Thiamin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium. Zucchini are an excellent source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | lettuce | zucchini |
Vitamin B1 | 88% | 40% |
Vitamin B2 | 87% | 31% |
Vitamin B3 | 46% | 56% |
Vitamin B5 | 46% | 70% |
Vitamin B6 | 115% | 123% |
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 | lettuce | zucchini |
Sodium | 5% | 2% |
Potasium | 105% | 125% |
Calcium | 108% | 40% |
Magnesium | 57% | 90% |
Phosphorus | 88% | 153% |
Iron | 318% | 125% |
Manganese | 120% | 81% |
Selenium | 21% | 6% |
Copper | 25% | 92% |
Zinc | 33% | 84% |