Every 100 grams of edible lettuce contains about 15 calories.

Lettuce is a variety of lettuce species of the genus Lettuce of the family Asteraceae that can form fleshy young stems, and its above-ground stems are edible. The skin of the stem is white-green, the flesh of the stem is crisp and tender, the young stem is bright green and white-green after maturity. Lettuce is mainly consumed for its fleshy young stems, which can be eaten raw, cold, fried, dried or pickled, and the young leaves can also be eaten.

Composition of lettuce

Lettuce is low in carbohydrates, while inorganic salts and vitamins are rich, especially high in niacin. Lettuce has a lot of nutrients, including protein, fat, sugar, ash, vitamin A original, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin c. In addition, lettuce is also rich in trace elements, especially calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other elements of these elements is extremely huge.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Lettuce