Iceberg Lettuce

Iceberg lettuce is the most popular of all the lettuce types. Gram for gram, iceberg lettuce has much less nutritional value than the darker lettuces.

Healthy Iceberg Lettuce Recipes:

• Lettuce Wraps
• Curried Shrimp Salad
• Steak and Pepper Salad

The following nutrition information is for one serving of iceberg lettuce. That would be about one cup of chopped or shredded iceberg lettuce, or 55 grams. This general information is for raw iceberg lettuce.

Water: 52.60 mg

Calories: 8

Protein: 0.50

Carbohydrates: 1.63 g

Fiber: 0.7 g

Sugars: 0.97 g

Total Fat: 0.08 g

Saturated Fat: 0.010 g

Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003 g

Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.041 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Calcium: 10 mg

Iron: 0.23 mg

Magnesium: 4 mg

Phosphorus: 11 mg

Potassium: 78 mg

Sodium: 6 mg

Zinc: 0.08 mg

Vitamin C: 1.5 mg

Thiamin: 0.023 mg

Riboflavin: 0.014 mg

Niacin: 0.068 mg

Pantothenic Acid: 0.050 mg

Vitamin B6: 0.0230 mg

Vitamin B12: 0 mcg

Folate: 16 mcg

Vitamin A: 276 IU

Vitamin E: 0.10 mg

Vitamin K: 13.3 mcg

Phytosterols: 6 mg

beta Carotene: 164 mcg

beta Cryptoxanthin: 0 mcg

Lycopene: 0 mcg

Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 152 mcg

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Abbreviations:

• g = gram
• mg = milligram
• mcg = microgram
• IU = International Unit

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