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 | DESCRIPTION |
A green leaf vegetable similar to cabbage but with green thin translucent leaves.
| HISTORY AND ORIGIN |
Lettuce is one of the earliest known vegetables and was recorded around the 550 BC. It's believe to be native of the Mediterranean Region.
| BUYING AND STORAGE |
Select fresh looking lettuce which are heavy for their size and tightly packed heads. Lettuce should have firm hearts and crisp leaves. Check lettuce for decay at the stem end. Will keep up to 5 days in refrigerator wrap in plastic.
| PREPARATION AND USE |
Remove core and tear into small pieces for salads. Can be use in stir-fry, soups, or cold meat platter.
| NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
Moderate source of vitamin C.
| MAJOR NUTRIENTS |
SERVING SIZE: 100 grm
| * ENERGY: | 27 | kj | * IRON: | grm | |
| * PROTEIN: | 1 | grm | * POTASSIUM: | grm | |
| * FAT: | grm | * CALCIUM: | grm | ||
| * CARBOHYDRATE: | 4 | grm | * VITAMIN A: | mg | |
| * DIETARY FIBRE: | 2 | grm | * VITAMIN B: | mg | |
| * SODIUM: | 23 | grm | * VITAMIN C: | 15 | mg |
| VARIETY |
BUTTERHEAD: With soft buttery leaves, loosely packed like a large open rose. Other varieties are buttercrunch, mignonette, festive, bibb and cabbage lettuce.
COS LETTUCE: Enlongated head with crisp leaves tightly wrapped. Other varieties are romaine.
CRISPHEADS: Heavy firm round and tightly packed lettuce sometimes called Iceberg.
EXOTIC: Can be hydroponic grown, many varieties.
LEAF LETTUCE: Has loose crisp leaves branching from the stalk and does not form a head. Sometimes called Lamb's Head or Salade de Mache.
METZUMA: Japanese origin has a dark green feathery leaves.
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