Sweet tasting lettuce mix
Must be kept refridgerated
Store at 2-5 °C with a relative humidity of 95%
Refrigerate in plastic bags or store in the crisper
Lettuces are Ethylene sensitive - so store seperately from ethylene producing fruit & vegetables.
Make sure you serve a healthy dressing (e.g. made with olive oil) with your lettuce salad as this will help your body get the best health benefit.
Try these ideas:
- Lettuce drizzled with nut oils or citrus juices.
- Lettuce chopped, sauteed with sesame oil & drizzled with soya sauce
- Lettuce leaves used as wraps.
Nutrition Information | ||||
Serving size: 1 cup shredded leaves - 50g | ||||
Average Quantity per serving |
% Daily intake per serve |
Average Quantity per 100g |
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Energy (kJ/Cal) | 37/9 | 0% | 75/18 | |
Protein (g) | 0.6 | 1% | 1.1 | |
Fat, total (g) | 0.2 | 0% | 0.3 | |
- saturated (g) | 0.05 | 0% | 0.1 | |
Carbohydrate (g) | 0.9 | 0% | 1.9 | |
- sugars (g) | 0.6 | 1% | 1.1 | |
Dietary fibre (g) | 0.8 | 3% | 1.6 | |
Sodium (mg) | 1 | 0% | 2 | |
Folate (µg) | 22 | 11% RDI* | 55 | |
Vitamin A Equiv. (µg) | 22 | 3% RDI* | 45 | |
Iron (mg) | 0.1 | 1% RDI* | 0.2 | |
Percentage Daily Intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ |
Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 12th Edition, Plant & Food Research - 2018 |