In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:
>
> > > Iceberg lettuce has very little nutritional value, but the same is not
> > > true for darker green lettuces or spinach or other leafy greens.
> >
> > We hashed this out on another thread. Iceberg lettuce does in fact have
> > a lot of nutritional value. All other lettuces have more, sometimes
> > significantly more. Still, iceberg lettuce is not a nutritional
> > wasteland.
> >
> > http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
>
> Not a wasteland, but there is not a lot of food value to it. First of all,
> it is almost all water, almost 96%.


Unlike romaine, which has almost no water in it. Romaine has a little
tiny bit less than 95% water, which of course is far less than 96%.

:-(


> A serving of it will provide 6% of the
> recommended daily allowance of Vitamin A , 3% of the RDA for Vtamin C, 1%
> of the RDA for calcium and iron. It contains some other vitamins and
> minerals. There is very little energy in it, but it is a decent source of
> fibre.

It doesn't do too well with the vitamins.

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Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA