Vegetable
Heart
Heart of Lettuce is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of lettuce: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.18 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 21.2 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7.13 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.51 g
- Total Sugars 3.17 g
- Complex / starch 2.11 g
- Protein 2.32 g
- Water 85.7 g
- Energy 35.2 kcal
- Water 85.7 g
- Carbohydrates 7.13 g
- Protein 2.32 g
- Fat 0.18 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 548 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 147 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.44 mg
- Vitamin K 380 µg
- Minerals 359 mg
- Major Minerals 357 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.61 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.3 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 147 · vitamin-e: 1.44 · vitamin-k: 380.3 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of lettuce for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named heart portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of lettuce for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named heart portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of lettuce for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named heart portions.