Lettuce vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Lettuce has 15 kcal and Spinach has 23 kcal, so Lettuce has 35% fewer calories.

Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 1.36 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 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:
Calories
% Daily Value
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%
* 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.
Spinach
Serving size:
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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
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%
* 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 Spinach 100g Compare

per 100g Lettuce Spinach
Calories 15 23
Carbohydrates 2.87 g 3.63 g
Fat 0.15 g 0.39 g
Dietary fiber 1.3 g 2.2 g
Protein 1.36 g 2.86 g
Calcium 36 mg 99 mg
Iron 0.86 mg 2.71 mg
Magnessium 13 mg 79 mg
Potassium 194 mg 558 mg
Sodium 28 mg 79 mg
Zink 0.18 mg 0.53 mg
Vitaminium A 7405 IU 9377 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.07 mg 0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.08 mg 0.189 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.375 mg 0.724 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.134 mg 0.065 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.09 mg 0.195 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 38 µg 194 µg
Vitaminium C 9.2 mg 28.1 mg
Vitaminium E 0.29 mg 2.03 mg
Vitaminium K 126.3 µg 482.9 µg
Beta karoten 4443 µg 5626 µg

Less Calories in Lettuce

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

Lettuce has 15 kcal per 100g and spinach 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 53%.

In lettuce and in spinach most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare lettuce with spinach in details.

Lettuce 100g

15kcal

Calories source

  • 63% CARBS.
  • 30% PROTEIN
  • 7% FAT
Lettuce calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | chopped | 1 large leaf

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 49% CARBS
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 12% FAT
Spinach calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup

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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.