Butterhead Lettuce

Boston and Bibb are the best known varieties of butterhead lettuce. Butterhead lettuce is an excellent source of potassium.

Healthy Butterhead Lettuce Recipes:

• Avocado and Tomato Salad
• Green Salad With Butter, Garlic and Lemon
• Tarragon Steak Salad

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

Water: 52.60 g

Calories: 7

Protein: 0.74 g

Carbohydrates: 1.23 g

Fiber:0.6 g

Sugars: 0.52 g

Total Fat: 0.12 g

Saturated Fat: 0.016 g

Monounsaturated Fat: 0.004 g

Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.064 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Calcium: 19 mg

Iron: 0.68 mg

Magnesium: 7 mg

Phosphorus: 18 mg

Potassium: 131 mg

Sodium: 3 mg

Zinc: 0.11 mg

Vitamin C: 2.0 mg

Thiamin: 0.031 mg

Riboflavin: 0.034 mg

Niacin: 0.196 mg

Pantothenic Acid: 0.083 mg

Vitamin B6: 0.045 mg

Vitamin B12: 0 mcg

Folate: 40 mcg

Vitamin A: 1822 IU

Vitamin E: 0.10 mg

Vitamin K: 56.3 mcg

beta Carotene: 1093 mcg

beta Cryptoxanthin: 0 mcg

Lycopene: 0 mcg

Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 673 mcg

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Abbreviations:

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

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