Re: What are the vitamins/minerals/elements in a butterhead lettuce?

Date: Tue Nov 28 07:25:11 2000
Posted By: Alfred Bushway, Professor of Food Science
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 973412312.Bc

Message:

Hi Deborah,

Following is the information that yuo requested on Butterhead Lettuce, Raw (Includes Boston & Bibb types). All values are on 100 grams edible portion. These values were taken from USDA Handbook 8-11 (1982).

Minerals Proximate

Calcium - Water 95.58 g
Iron 0.3 mg Food energy 13 kcal
Magnesium - Protein 1.29 g
Phosphorus - Total Lipid (fat) 0.22 g
Potasium 257 mg Total Carbohydrate 2.32 g
Sodium 5 mg Ash 0.59 g
Zinc 0.17 mg
Copper 0.02 mg
Manganese 0.13 mg

Vitamins
Ascorbic Acid 8 mg
Thiamin 0.06 mg
Riboflavin 0.06 mg
Niacin 0.30 mg
Folicin 73.3 ug
Vitamin 970 International Units

Hope this is the information you requested.

Sincerely,

Al Bushway Professor of Food Science

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