Vegetable
Young Leaf
Lettuce young leaf is a prepared form of the leaf, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. 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 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 19 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.3 g
- Dietary Fibre 3.11 g
- Total Sugars 3.07 g
- Complex / starch 1.91 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Water 92.7 g
- Energy 29.9 kcal
- Water 92.7 g
- Carbohydrates 6.3 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 641 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.52 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.26 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 125 µg
- Vitamin C 30 mg
- Vitamin E 1.76 mg
- Vitamin K 466 µg
- Minerals 337 mg
- Major Minerals 335 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 30 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.05 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.07 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.52 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.26 · vitamin-b6: 0.13 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 125.3 · vitamin-e: 1.76 · vitamin-k: 466.4 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 19 · Potassium: 248 · Calcium: 68 · Iron: 1.5 ·
Leaf tissue is fibre- and water-forward with low energy density.
History
Cold storage and transport made lettuce a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named young leaf portions.
Cold storage and transport made lettuce a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named young leaf portions.
Cold storage and transport made lettuce a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named young leaf portions.