Lettuce, red leaf, raw
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How many calories are in Lettuce, red leaf, raw?
Lettuce, red leaf, raw contains 16 calories per 100 grams. This value corresponds to about 1% of the daily energy expenditure of an adult burning about 2000 calories a day.
Calorie, carbohydrate, protein and fat percentages of Lettuce, red leaf, raw
100 grams of Lettuce, red leaf, raw contains 2.26 grams of carbohydrate, 1.33 grams of protein and 0.22 grams of fat. It consist of 59% carbohydrate, 35% protein and 6% fat. 55% of total calories of the food are from carbohydrate, 33% are from protein, 12% are from fat.
100 grams of Lettuce, red leaf, raw is approximately 1% of daily carbohydrate needs, 3% of protein needs and 0% of fat needs of an adult consuming about 2000 calories of energy a day.
Recommended percentages are 50-55% carbohydrate, 15-20% protein and 20-30% fat. Total nutrition content should be close to these percentages for healthy eating.
Calculate nutritional values of Lettuce, red leaf, raw
16 kcal
100 gram(s)
| Amount | 100 g |
|---|---|
| Calorie | 16 kcal |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 2.26 g |
| Protein | 1.33 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.22 g |
| Water | 95.64 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 0.9 g |
| Sugar | 0.48 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 33 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 1.2 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 12 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 28 mg |
| Potassium, K | 187 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 25 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.2 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0.028 mg |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.203 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 1.5 µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 3.7 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.064 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.077 mg |
| Niacin | 0.321 mg |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.144 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.1 mg |
| Folate, total | 36 µg |
| Folic acid | 0 µg |
| Folate, food | 36 µg |
| Folate, DFE | 36 µg |
| Choline, total | 11.8 mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, IU | 7492 IU |
| Vitamini A, RAE | 375 µg |
| Retinol | 0 µg |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg |
| Carotene, beta | 4495 µg |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg |
| Lycopene | 0 µg |
| Lutein + Zeaxantin | 1724 µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.15 mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 IU |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 140.3 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.017 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.005 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.072 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Ash | 0.55 g |
| Source | USDA |
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