Vegetable
Peel
Peel 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. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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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 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 20.9 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.64 g
- Dietary Fibre 5.16 g
- Total Sugars 2.93 g
- Complex / starch 2.02 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Water 73.7 g
- Energy 28.1 kcal
- Water 73.7 g
- Carbohydrates 6.64 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 510 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.57 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 137 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.34 mg
- Vitamin K 353 µg
- Minerals 356 mg
- Major Minerals 355 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: 0.57 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.28 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 136.7 · vitamin-e: 1.34 · vitamin-k: 352.9 ·
Minerals
Peel and rind are fibre-rich outer tissues with concentrated pigments.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected lettuce for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named peel portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected lettuce for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named peel portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected lettuce for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named peel portions.