As the synthesis or absorption of many nutrients is light dependent, the lower nutritional value of crisphead lettuce is in large part due to the enclosure of its leaves in a head structure. In addition to varietal differences, nutritional quality of lettuce may be influenced by environmental ...
What is the nutritional value of lettuce? Is lettuce primarily a luxury product, a little something crunchy for your plate, or is there more to lettuce than meets the eye? After some research, we discovered that lettuce contains a lot of water plus much more. Water in lettuce It's a fac...
Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw 14 kcal58 kJ 95.64 0.90 0.14 2.97 1.2 1.97 18 0.41 7 20 141 10 502 2.8 0.041 0.025 0.123 0.091 0.042 0.18 Lettuce, red leaf, raw 16 kcal68 kJ 95.64 1.33 0.22 2.26 0.9 0.48 33 1.20 12 28 187 25 7492 3.7 0.064 0.077 0.321 0.144 0.1...
Fairy Clock, Lion’s-Tooth and Faceclock. Like Agoseris the plants are mostly stemless, the leaves form a basal rosette and contain a milky sap. The flower stalks bears a single, erect and feathery flower head that possess many white bristles. The flower head is 2 to 5 cm in ...
Lutein - spinach, turnip greens, romaine lettuce, eggs, red pepper, pumpkin, mango, papaya, oranges, kiwi, peaches, squash, legumes, brassicates, prunes, sweet potatoes, honeydew melon, rhubarb, plum, avocado, pear. Rubixanthin - rose hips. Monoterpenes Limonene - oils of citrus, cherries,...
Malnutrition is a serious problem leading to death of over 3.5 million people worldwide. On whole, 250 million children worldwide are affected by various forms of malnutrition. Over 29% of women are suffering from anemia, and half of them are dependent o
Among the marine macroalgae, red and green algae [e.g.,Porphyraspp. (“laver”),Pyropiaspp. (“nori”),Palmaria palmata(“dulse”),Ulvaspp. (“sea lettuce”)] often contain high levels of protein (as % dry wt) in contrast to lower levels in most brown algae (Online Resource1; Dawcz...
consumed around the world—asparagus, green bell peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, green cabbage, celery, collard greens, green beans, green peas, kale, leeks, green olives, parsley, romaine lettuce, sea vegetables, spinach, Swiss chard, and turnip greens are concentrated sources of chlorophyll...
Crisphead lettuce, the most popular type of lettuce in the US, is comparatively low in minerals, vitamins, and bioactive compounds. More nutritious lettuces are leaf type lettuce and romaine with folate content comparable to other rich leafy vegetable sources. Red pigmented lettuce contains higher ...
Kim, M. J., Moon, Y., Kopsell, D. A., Park, S. P., Tou, J. C., & Waterland, N. L. (2016a). Nutritional Value of Crisphead `Iceberg' and Romaine Lettuces (Lactuca sativa L.) Journal of Agricultural Science, 8, 1-10. http://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v8n11p1...