Romaine lettuce vs spinach

In short

Gram for gram, there are 29% more calories in spinach than in romaine lettuce (27 vs 21 in 100 g). Most of the calories in romaine lettuce come from carbohydrate.

More in romaine lettuce: vitamin A. More in spinach: vitamin K (5.8×), vitamin C (5.8×), magnesium (7.8×), folate (2.3×) and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Romaine lettuce, raw21 cal

0.98 g protein · 4.1 g carbs (1.2 g sugars) · 0.07 g fat

Spinach, raw27 cal

2.9 g protein · 2.4 g carbs (0.42 g sugars) · 0.62 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Vitamin K70% vs 402%

    83.4 µg vs 483 µg

  • Vitamin C5% vs 29%

    4.6 mg vs 26.5 mg

  • Magnesium3% vs 22%

    12 mg vs 93 mg

  • Vitamin A48% vs 31%

    436 µg vs 283 µg

  • Folate13% vs 29%

    50 µg vs 116 µg

  • Vitamin E1% vs 14%

    0.14 mg vs 2 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)6% vs 15%

    0.072 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Vitamin B64% vs 11%

    0.063 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Potassium6% vs 12%

    260 mg vs 582 mg

  • Iron2% vs 7%

    0.27 mg vs 1.3 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Protein0.98 g · 2.9 g2%·6%
  • Total fat0.07 g · 0.62 g<1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.039 g · 0.063 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates4.1 g · 2.4 g1%·1%
  • Fiber1.8 g · 1.6 g6%·6%
  • Sodiumlimit23 mg · 111 mg1%·5%
  • Calcium28 mg · 68 mg2%·5%
  • Phosphorus23 mg · 39 mg2%·3%
  • Zinc0.25 mg · 0.45 mg2%·4%
  • Copper0.049 mg · 0.082 mg5%·9%
  • Selenium0.4 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.077 mg5%·6%
  • Niacin (B3)0.37 mg · 0.55 mg2%·3%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline9.9 mg · 19.3 mg2%·4%

From USDA FoodData Central: Romaine lettuce, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709590), Spinach, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709614). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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