Romaine lettuce vs Iceberg lettuce: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Romaine lettuce has 17 kcal and Iceberg lettuce has 14 kcal, so Iceberg lettuce has 18% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Romaine lettuce is the better protein source (7.24 g vs 6.43 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Romaine lettuce - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Romaine lettuce - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Romaine Lettuce
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standard serving size (85g)cup (47g)half cup (23.5g)1 lettuce (370g)
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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.
Iceberg Lettuce
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one iceberg lettuce (200g)cup (55g)half cup (27.5g)
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Romaine Lettuce vs Iceberg Lettuce 100g Compare


per 100gRomaine lettuceIceberg lettuce
Calories17 14
Carbohydrates3.29 g2.97 g
Fat0.3 g0.14 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g1.2 g
Protein1.23 g0.9 g
Water94.61 g95.64 g
Calcium33 mg18 mg
Iron0.97 mg0.41 mg
Magnessium14 mg7 mg
Potassium247 mg141 mg
Sodium8 mg10 mg
Vitaminium A8710 IU502 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.072 mg0.041 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.067 mg0.025 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.313 mg0.123 mg
Vitaminium B60.074 mg0.042 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.136 µg0.029 µg
Vitaminium C4 mg2.8 mg
Vitaminium E0.13 mg0.18 mg
Vitaminium K0.103 µg0.024 µg

More Calories in Romaine lettuce

At first glance, you can see that in romaine lettuce is more calories than in iceberg lettuce.

Romaine lettuce has 17 kcal per 100g and iceberg lettuce 14 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 21%.

In romaine lettuce and in iceberg lettuce most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare romaine lettuce with iceberg lettuce in details.

Romaine lettuce 100g

17kcal

Calories source

  • 63% CARBS.
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 13% FAT

Iceberg lettuce 100g

14kcal

Calories source

  • 71% CARBS
  • 22% PROTEIN
  • 8% 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.