Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mint
versus
romaine lettuce
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mint and romaine lettuce:
Romaine lettuce has 3.1 times less calories than mint - romaine lettuce has 17 calories per 100 grams and mint has 70 calories.
Mint | Romaine Lettuce | |
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Protein | ~ | 26% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 65% |
Fat | ~ | 10% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Romaine lettuce has 3.5 times less carbohydrates than mint - romaine lettuce has 3.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and mint has 14.9g of carbohydrates.
Both romaine lettuce and mint are high in dietary fiber. Mint has 281% more dietary fiber than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 2.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mint has 8g of dietary fiber.
Mint has less sugar than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 1.2g of sugar per 100 grams and mint does not contain significant amounts.
Mint has 205% more protein than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and mint has 3.8g of protein.
Both romaine lettuce and mint are low in saturated fat - romaine lettuce has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mint has 0.25g of saturated fat.
Mint is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 695% more Vitamin C than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mint has 31.8mg of Vitamin C.
Both romaine lettuce and mint are high in Vitamin A. Romaine lettuce has 106% more Vitamin A than mint - romaine lettuce has 436ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mint has 212ug of Vitamin A.
Romaine lettuce and mint contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - romaine lettuce has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mint does not contain significant amounts.
Romaine lettuce is a great source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than mint - romaine lettuce has 102.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mint does not contain significant amounts.
Mint has more riboflavin, niacin and pantothenic acid. Both mint and romaine lettuce contain significant amounts of thiamin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Mint | Romaine Lettuce | |
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Thiamin | 0.082 MG | 0.072 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.266 MG | 0.067 MG |
Niacin | 1.706 MG | 0.313 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.338 MG | 0.142 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.129 MG | 0.074 MG |
Folate | 114 UG | 136 UG |
Mint is an excellent source of calcium and it has 636% more calcium than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and mint has 243mg of calcium.
Mint is an excellent source of iron and it has 424% more iron than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 0.97mg of iron per 100 grams and mint has 5.1mg of iron.
Both romaine lettuce and mint are high in potassium. Mint has 130% more potassium than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 247mg of potassium per 100 grams and mint has 569mg of potassium.
Naturally occuring in fruits and vegetables, flavonoids are associated with many health benefits and used in a variety of medicinal and pharmaceutical applications. [2][3]
For specific flavonoid compounds, mint has more apigenin and luteolin than romaine lettuce per 100 grams, however, romaine lettuce contains more quercetin than mint per 100 grams.
Mint | Romaine Lettuce | |
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apigenin | 5.39 mg | ~ |
luteolin | 12.66 mg | 0.05 mg |
kaempferol | ~ | 0.02 mg |
Quercetin | ~ | 2.2 mg |
For omega-3 fatty acids, mint has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than romaine lettuce per 100 grams.
Mint | Romaine Lettuce | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.435 G | 0.113 G |
Total | 0.435 G | 0.113 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both mint and romaine lettuce contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Mint | Romaine Lettuce | |
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linoleic acid | 0.069 G | 0.047 G |
Total | 0.069 G | 0.047 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Mint (Peppermint, fresh) and Romaine Lettuce (Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||