Endive vs Lettuce: What Should You Choose?
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Lettuce vs Endive: Nutrition Comparison
| per 100g | Endive | Lettuce |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 17 | 15 |
| Carbohydrates | 3.35 g | 2.87 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g | 0.15 g |
| Dietary fiber | 3.1 g | 1.3 g |
| Protein | 1.25 g | 1.36 g |
| Calcium | 52 mg | 36 mg |
| Iron | 0.83 mg | 0.86 mg |
| Magnessium | 15 mg | 13 mg |
| Phosphorus | 28 mg | 29 mg |
| Potassium | 314 mg | 194 mg |
| Sodium | 22 mg | 28 mg |
| Zink | 0.79 mg | 0.18 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.08 mg | 0.07 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.075 mg | 0.08 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.4 mg | 0.375 mg |
| Vitaminium B5 | 0.9 mg | 0.134 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.02 mg | 0.09 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 142 mg | 38 mg |
| Vitaminium C | 6.5 mg | 9.2 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.44 mg | 0.29 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 231 mg | 126.3 mg |
More Calories in Endive
At first glance, you can see that in endive is more calories than in lettuce.
Endive has 17 kcal per 100g and lettuce 15 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 13%.
In endive and in lettuce most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare endive with lettuce in details.
Endive And Lettuce Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
endive - 13% more than lettuce - Carbohydrates:
endive - 17% more than lettuce - Fat:
endive - 33% more than lettuce - Dietary fiber:
endive - 138% more than lettuce - Protein:
lettuce - 9% more than endive
Less protein in endive
It is aslo easy to see see that in endive is less protein than in lettuce.
There is 1.36g per 100g of lettuce and 1.25g per 100g of endive so using simple math we can see that difference is about 9%.
More carbohydrates in endive
In endive is more carbohydrates than in lettuce.
There is 2.87g/100g of carbohydrates in lettuce and 3.35g/100g in endive so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 17%.
More fat in endive
In endive is more fats than in lettuce.
The tables above show us that there is 0.15g/100g of fats in lettuce and 0.2g/100g in endive. In this case difference is about 33%.
Endive
17kcal- Calories17
- Carbohydrates3.35 g
- Fat0.2 g
- Dietary fiber3.1 g
- Protein1.25 g
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | chopped
Calories source
- 66% CARBS.
- 25% PROTEIN
- 9% FAT
Lettuce
15kcal- Calories15
- Carbohydrates2.87 g
- Fat0.15 g
- Dietary fiber1.3 g
- Protein1.36 g
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | chopped | 1 large leaf
Calories source
- 63% CARBS
- 30% PROTEIN
- 7% FAT
Vitamins: lettuce vs endive
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
endive - 14% more than lettuce - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
lettuce - 7% more than endive - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
endive - 7% more than lettuce - Vitaminium B5:
endive - 572% more than lettuce - Vitaminium B6:
lettuce - 350% more than endive - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
endive - 274% more than lettuce - Vitaminium C:
lettuce - 42% more than endive - Vitaminium E:
endive - 52% more than lettuce - Vitaminium K:
endive - 83% more than lettuce
Minerals: endive vs lettuce
- Calcium:
endive - 44% more than lettuce - Iron:
lettuce - 4% more than endive - Magnessium:
endive - 15% more than lettuce - Phosphorus:
lettuce - 4% more than endive - Potassium:
endive - 62% more than lettuce - Sodium:
lettuce - 27% more than endive - Zink:
endive - 339% more than lettuce
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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