At 19:24 +1000 29/9/99, Amadeus Schmidt wrote:
>Iceberg salad is astonishingly high in vitamin A.
Amadeus,
I think there might be something wrong with your database. The USDA
database lists 100 grams of Iceberg Lettuce as having 82.5 mcg of Vitamin A
and 140 mcg of Folate.
Also, please compare in the table below the difference between Iceberg
lettuce and Cos lettuce. The Cos contains twice as much of many nutrients,
with nearly 10 times more Vitamin A and Folate!
Iceberg Cos
Nutrient Nutrients per 250 g
Water (g) 239.725 237.275
Protein (g) 2.525 4.050
Total lipid (fat) (g) 0.475 0.500
Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 5.225 5.925
Ash (g) 1.200 2.250
Fiber, total dietary (g) 3.500 4.250
Energy (kcal) 30.000 35.000
Minerals 0.000 0.000
Calcium, Ca (mg) 47.500 90.000
Iron, Fe (mg) 1.250 2.750
Magnesium, Mg (mg) 22.500 15.000
Phosphorus, P (mg) 50.000 112.500
Potassium, K (mg) 395.000 725.000
Sodium, Na (mg) 22.500 20.000
Zinc, Zn (mg) 0.550 0.625
Copper, Cu (mg) 0.070 0.093
Manganese, Mn (mg) 0.378 1.590
Selenium, Se (mcg) 0.500 0.500
Vitamins 0.000 0.000
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 825.000 6500.000
Vitamin A, RE (mcg_RE) 82.500 650.000
Vitamin E (mg_ATE) 0.700 1.100
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid (mg) 9.750 60.000
B1 Thiamin (mg) 0.115 0.250
B2 Riboflavin (mg) 0.075 0.250
B3 Niacin (mg) 0.468 1.250
B5 Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.115 0.425
B6 Pyridoxine (mg) 0.100 0.118
B12 (mcg) 0.000 0.000
Folate (mcg) 140.000 339.250
...Richard.
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