Which has more calories, Lettuce or Dandelion?

Dandelion has more calories than Lettuce: 45 kcal vs 15 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Lettuce or Dandelion?

Dandelion has more protein than Lettuce: 2.7 g vs 1.36 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Lettuce or Dandelion?

Dandelion has more fat than Lettuce: 0.7 g vs 0.15 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Lettuce or Dandelion?

Dandelion has more carbohydrates than Lettuce: 9.2 g vs 2.87 g per 100 g.

Lettuce vs Dandelion: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Lettuce has 15 kcal and Dandelion has 45 kcal, so Lettuce has 67% fewer calories.

Dandelion has more protein (2.7 g vs 1.36 g). Dandelion has more fiber (3.5 g vs 1.3 g). Dandelion has more carbohydrates (9.2 g vs 2.87 g). Relative to calories, Lettuce is the better protein source (9.07 g vs 6 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Lettuce - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Lettuce

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

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Dandelion

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handful (25g)tablespoon (10g)bunch (55g)cup, chopped (55g)

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Lettuce vs Dandelion 100g Compare

per 100g	Lettuce	Dandelion
Calories	15	45
Carbohydrates	2.87 g	9.2 g
Fat	0.15 g	0.7 g
Dietary fiber	1.3 g	3.5 g
Protein	1.36 g	2.7 g
Calcium	36 mg	187 mg
Iron	0.86 mg	3.1 mg
Magnessium	13 mg	36 mg
Phosphorus	29 mg	66 mg
Potassium	194 mg	397 mg
Sodium	28 mg	76 mg
Zink	0.18 mg	0.41 mg
Vitaminium A	7405 IU	10161 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.07 mg	0.19 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.08 mg	0.26 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.375 mg	0.806 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.134 mg	0.084 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.09 mg	0.251 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	38 µg	27 µg
Vitaminium C	9.2 mg	35 mg
Vitaminium E	0.29 mg	3.44 mg
Vitaminium K	126.3 µg	778.4 µg
Beta karoten	4443 µg	5854 µg

Less Calories in Lettuce

At first glance, you can see that in lettuce is much less calories than in dandelion.

Lettuce has 15 kcal per 100g and dandelion 45 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 200%.

In lettuce and in dandelion most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare lettuce with dandelion in details.

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Lettuce 100g

15kcal

Calories source

63% CARBS.
30% PROTEIN
7% FAT

Dandelion 100g

45kcal

Calories source

68% CARBS
20% PROTEIN
12% 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.