Lettuce vs Mustard greens: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Lettuce has 15 kcal and Mustard greens has 27 kcal, so Lettuce has 44% fewer calories.

Mustard greens has more protein (2.86 g vs 1.36 g). Mustard greens has more fiber (3.2 g vs 1.3 g). Mustard greens has more carbohydrates (4.67 g vs 2.87 g). Relative to calories, Mustard greens is the better protein source (10.6 g vs 9.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Lettuce - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Lettuce - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Lettuce
Serving size:
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one lettuce (200g)cup, chopped (75g)1 large leaf (18g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

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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.
Mustard Greens Leaves
Serving size:
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one mustard greens leaves (330g)handful (50g)cup, chopped (56g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 10

* 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 vs Mustard Greens Leaves 100g Compare


per 100g Lettuce Mustard greens
Calories 15 27
Carbohydrates 2.87 g 4.67 g
Fat 0.15 g 0.42 g
Dietary fiber 1.3 g 3.2 g
Protein 1.36 g 2.86 g
Calcium 36 mg 115 mg
Iron 0.86 mg 1.64 mg
Magnessium 13 mg 32 mg
Potassium 194 mg 384 mg
Sodium 28 mg 20 mg
Zink 0.18 mg 0.25 mg
Vitaminium A 7405 IU 3024 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.07 mg 0.08 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.08 mg 0.11 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.375 mg 0.8 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.134 mg 0.21 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.09 mg 0.18 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 38 µg 12 µg
Vitaminium C 9.2 mg 70 mg
Vitaminium K 126.3 µg 257.5 µg
Beta karoten 4443 µg 1790 µg

Less Calories in Lettuce

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

Lettuce has 15 kcal per 100g and mustard greens leaves 27 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 80%.

In lettuce and in mustard greens leaves most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare lettuce with mustard greens leaves in details.

Lettuce 100g

15kcal

Calories source

  • 63% CARBS.
  • 30% PROTEIN
  • 7% FAT

Mustard greens 100g

27kcal

Calories source

  • 55% CARBS
  • 34% PROTEIN
  • 11% FAT

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.