Which has more calories, Asparagus or Lettuce?

Asparagus has more calories than Lettuce: 20 kcal vs 15 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Asparagus or Lettuce?

Asparagus has more protein than Lettuce: 2.2 g vs 1.36 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Asparagus or Lettuce?

Lettuce has more fat than Asparagus: 0.15 g vs 0.12 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Asparagus or Lettuce?

Asparagus has more carbohydrates than Lettuce: 3.38 g vs 2.87 g per 100 g.

Asparagus vs Lettuce: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Lettuce has 15 kcal, so Lettuce has 25% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 9.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus

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one asparagus (40g)handful (450g)bunch (500g)cup (175g)half cup (87.5g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Lettuce

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one lettuce (200g)cup, chopped (75g)1 large leaf (18g)

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Asparagus vs Lettuce 100g Compare

per 100g	Asparagus	Lettuce
Calories	20	15
Carbohydrates	3.38 g	2.87 g
Fat	0.12 g	0.15 g
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	1.3 g
Protein	2.2 g	1.36 g
Calcium	24 mg	36 mg
Iron	1.14 mg	0.86 mg
Magnessium	14 mg	13 mg
Phosphorus	52 mg	29 mg
Potassium	202 mg	194 mg
Sodium	2 mg	28 mg
Zink	0.54 mg	0.18 mg
Vitaminium A	756 IU	7405 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.143 mg	0.07 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.141 mg	0.08 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.978 mg	0.375 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.274 mg	0.134 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.091 mg	0.09 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	52 µg	38 µg
Vitaminium C	5.6 mg	9.2 mg
Vitaminium E	1.13 mg	0.29 mg
Vitaminium K	41.6 µg	126.3 µg
Beta karoten	9 µg	4443 µg

More Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is more calories than in lettuce.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and lettuce 15 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 33%.

In asparagus and in lettuce most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with lettuce in details.

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Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

58% CARBS.
38% PROTEIN
5% FAT

Lettuce 100g

15kcal

Calories source

63% CARBS
30% PROTEIN
7% FAT

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.