How many calories are in lettuce?
Lettuce: 1 cup, shredded (47 g) has 8 kcal and 0.6 g of protein. Per 100 g: 17 kcal.
Values for: romaine, raw
Values are for the raw food. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
1 cup, shredded (47 g)
8kcal
100 g
17kcal
Nutrients per 100 g
- Protein
- 1.2 g
- Carbs
- 3.3 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
- Fiber
- 2.1 g
- Sugars
- 1.2 g
Is it a source of protein? Yes: 28% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “high protein” (at least 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 1.2 g.
Romaine lettuce. Iceberg is 14 kcal per 100 g (USDA 169248).
Servings and amounts
| Amount | kcal | Prot. | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup, shredded (47 g) | 8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| 1 large leaf (28 g) | 5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 50 g | 9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| 100 g | 17 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| 150 g | 26 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 200 g | 34 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
Household servings are the weights given by the same source; the rest is scaled from 100 g. Weigh something else and the app does the maths.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in lettuce?
Lettuce: 1 cup, shredded (47 g) has 8 kcal and 0.6 g of protein. Per 100 g: 17 kcal. Values for: romaine, raw.
How much protein is in lettuce?
1 cup, shredded (47 g): 0.6 g of protein. Per 100 g, 1.2 g, with 3.3 g of carbs and 0.3 g of fat. Is it a source of protein? Yes: 28% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “high protein” (at least 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 1.2 g.
What are the macros of lettuce?
Per 100 g: 1.2 g of protein, 3.3 g of carbs (1.2 g of sugars), 0.3 g of fat and 2.1 g of fiber.
Are these values raw or cooked?
Values are for the raw food. They are for lettuce: romaine, raw. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
Is lettuce fattening?
No single food makes you gain weight on its own: the day’s total does. 1 cup, shredded (47 g): 8 kcal, 0% of the 2,000 kcal used as the reference on food labels.
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Source
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), entry 169247
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