Calories in Boston Lettuce
Per Serving
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Caloric Values, Single Serving
One cup of raw and shredded Boston Lettuce contains 7 calories. One small leaf contains one lone calorie.
Because it is so low in caloric values, it should be a mainstay in weight loss plans, enjoyed whenever possible on the meal plate.
Toss in a few cherry tomatoes and slices of cucumber before adding a splash (serving) of reduced fat salad dressing and your taste buds will sing with flavor.
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Health & Nutrition Notes for Boston Lettuce
Boston Lettuce is stellar when it comes to low caloric values - but it also contains other fantastic splashes of nutritional notes.
Notes like protein, dietary fiber, iron and phosphorus content.
The potassium values are excellent at over 130 milligrams per cup of shredded lettuce. And oh - we must mention that this serving size also contains 2 milligrams of immunity-boosting Vitamin C.
Boston Lettuce Nutrition Facts
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Vitamins, Minerals |
Units |
1 Cup Shredded, Raw State |
| Energy Values | kcal | 7 |
| Protein | g | 0.74 |
| Total lipid (fat) | g | 0.12 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | g | 1.23 |
| Fiber, total dietary | g | 0.6 |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium, Ca | mg | 19 |
| Iron, Fe | mg | 0.68 |
| Magnesium, Mg | mg | 7 |
| Phosphorus, P | mg | 18 |
| Potassium, K | mg | 131 |
| Sodium, Na | mg | 3 |
| Zinc, Zn | mg | 0.11 |
| Vitamins | ||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 2.0 |
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