Lettuce, iceberg, raw

Scientific Name:     Lactuca sativa

Courtesy of Rick Hall, About.com Nutrition Guide nutrition.about.com

Nutrient	Units	1 cup, shredded or chopped  ------- 55.000 g
Proximates
Water	g	52.739
Energy	kcal	6.600
Energy	kj	27.500
Protein	g	0.555
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.104
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	1.149
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.770
Ash	g	0.264
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	10.450
Iron, Fe	mg	0.275
Magnesium, Mg	mg	4.950
Phosphorus, P	mg	11.000
Potassium, K	mg	86.900
Sodium, Na	mg	4.950
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.121
Copper, Cu	mg	0.015
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.083
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.110
Vitamins
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid	mg	2.145
Thiamin	mg	0.025
Riboflavin	mg	0.017
Niacin	mg	0.103
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.025
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.022
Folate	mcg	30.800
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, IU	IU	181.500
Vitamin A, RE	mcg_RE	18.150
Vitamin E	mg_ATE	0.154
Lipids
Fatty acids, saturated	g	0.014
4:0	g	0.000
6:0	g	0.000
8:0	g	0.000
10:0	g	0.000
12:0	g	0.000
14:0	g	0.000
16:0	g	0.012
18:0	g	0.002
Fatty acids, monounsaturated	g	0.004
16:1	g	0.001
18:1	g	0.003
20:1	g	0.000
22:1	g	0.000
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated	g	0.055
18:2	g	0.016
18:3	g	0.039
18:4	g	0.000
20:4	g	0.000
20:5	g	0.000
22:5	g	0.000
22:6	g	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0.000
Phytosterols	mg	5.500
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.004
Threonine	g	0.029
Isoleucine	g	0.041
Leucine	g	0.039
Lysine	g	0.041
Methionine	g	0.008
Cystine	g	0.008
Phenylalanine	g	0.027
Tyrosine	g	0.016
Valine	g	0.034
Arginine	g	0.035
Histidine	g	0.011
Alanine	g	0.028
Aspartic acid	g	0.070
Glutamic acid	g	0.089
Glycine	g	0.028
Proline	g	0.024
Serine	g	0.019

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12 (March 1998)

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