Red leaf lettuce
Appearance
lechuga violeta | |
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New Red Fire Lettuce, one of the cultivars of the red leaf lettuce group. | |
Species | Lactuca sativa |
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Energy | 68 kJ (16 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.26 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sugars | 0.48 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dietary fiber | 0.9 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.22 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.33 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2] |
Red leaf lettuces are a group of lettuce cultivars with dark red or purple leaves. Red leaf lettuce cultivars include "Lollo Rossa",[3][4] "New Red Fire Lettuce", "Red Sails Lettuce", "Redina Lettuce", "Henry's Leafy Friend", Galactic Lettuce", and the "Benito Lettuce".
References
[edit]- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Francesco Imperi (17 November 2016). "Come coltivare l'insalata da taglio". Associazone Buono. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Lactuca sativa "Lollo Rossa"". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 11 September 2019.