Lettuce vs Tomato: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Lettuce has 15 kcal and Tomato has 18 kcal, so Lettuce has 17% fewer calories.
Tomato has more carbohydrates (3.9 g vs 2.87 g). Relative to calories, Lettuce is the better protein source (9.07 g vs 5 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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Lettuce vs Tomato 100g Compare
| per 100g | Lettuce | Tomato |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 | 18 |
| Carbohydrates | 2.87 g | 3.9 g |
| Fat | 0.15 g | 0.2 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1.3 g | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 1.36 g | 0.9 g |
| Calcium | 36 mg | 10 mg |
| Iron | 0.86 mg | 0.3 mg |
| Magnessium | 13 mg | 11 mg |
| Phosphorus | 29 mg | 24 mg |
| Potassium | 194 mg | 237 mg |
| Sodium | 28 mg | 5 mg |
| Zink | 0.18 mg | 0.17 mg |
| Vitaminium A | 7405 IU | 833 IU |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.07 mg | 0.037 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.375 mg | 0.594 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.09 mg | 0.08 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 38 µg | 15 µg |
| Vitaminium C | 9.2 mg | 13 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.29 mg | 0.54 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 126.3 µg | 7.9 µg |
| Beta karoten | 4443 µg | 101 µg |
Less Calories in Lettuce
At first glance, you can see that in lettuce is less calories than in tomato.
Lettuce has 15 kcal per 100g and tomato 18 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 20%.
In lettuce and in tomato most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare lettuce with tomato in details.
Lettuce 100g
15kcalCalories source
- 63% CARBS.
- 30% PROTEIN
- 7% FAT
Tomato 100g
18kcalCalories source
- 74% CARBS
- 17% PROTEIN
- 9% 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.