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| Iceberg lettuce |
One cup of iceberg lettuce:
* 8 calories
* 0.5 gram protein
* 0.7 gram fiber
* 10 mg calcium
* 78 mg potassium
* 1.5 mg vitamin C
* 16 mcg folate
* 13.3 mcg of vitamin K
* 164 mcg beta carotene
* 152 mcg of lutein + zeaxanthin
However after reading this...
One cup of romaine lettuce has:(Source: Iceberg and Romaine Lettuce Nutrition)
* 8 calories
* 0.58 gram protein
* 1 gram fiber
* 16 mg calcium
* 116 mg potassium
* 11.3 mg vitamin C
* 64 mcg folate
* 48.2 mcg vitamin K
* 1637 mcg beta carotene
* 1087 mcg of lutein + zeaxanthin.
So, I'll certainly switch to...
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| Romaine lettuce |
Here, it's hard to get a package of pre-washed lettuce. I need a salad spinner...


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