Lettuce leaves are one of the very low calorie green-vegetables.
Vitamins in lettuce are plentiful. Fresh leaves are an excellent source of several Vitamin A and beta carotenes. Just 100 gm of fresh raw-lettuce provides 247% of daily vitamin A and 4443 µg of beta-carotene Consumption of natural fruits and vegetables rich in flavonoids helps to protect the body from lung and oral cavity cancers.
It is a rich source of vitamin K. Vitamin K has a potential role in the bone metabolism where it can increase bone mass by promoting osteotrophic activity in the bone cells. It also has established role in Alzheimer's disease patients by limiting neuronal damage in the brain.
It also contains good amounts of minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium, which are very essential for body metabolism.
How to use
Raw, fresh-lettuce is commonly used in salads, burger, spring rolls and sandwiches.
Chinese-lettuce is usually stir fried or stewed and added to noodles as well as fried rice preparations.
The leafy green also combines well with garden peas, green-beans as well as seafood like shrimp, prawns, etc.
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