There are about 13 calories in 100 grams of lettuce.
The Ministry of Health's table lists 6 entries for lettuce, from 10 to 19 calories per 100 grams. The number here is for Lettuce, Boston, raw, the entry that stands for the food on this page.
How many calories are in a portion of lettuce?
A weight in grams, or one of the food's own units, works out the calories and nutrients of that portion.
- Calories
- 13
- Protein
- 1.4 g
- Fat
- 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 1.1 g
- Sodium
- 5 mg
Lettuce comes in these common portions, with the calories of each.
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbohydrates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| leaf | 11 g | 1 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
100 grams of lettuce contain 1.4 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat and 1.1 grams of carbohydrates.
- Protein1.4 g
- Fat0.2 g
- Saturated fat0.03 g
- Carbohydrates1.1 g
- Sugars0.9 g
- Dietary fibre1.1 g
- Sodium5 mg
- Cholesterol0 mg
These vitamins and minerals are in 100 grams of lettuce, as the Ministry lists them.
- Calcium
- 35 mg
- Iron
- 1.2 mg
- Potassium
- 238 mg
- Magnesium
- 13 mg
- Zinc
- 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C
- 3.7 mg
- Vitamin A
- 166 mcg
- Folate
- 73 mcg
The Ministry of Health lists 6 entries for lettuce.
The numbers are per 100 grams. Brands, ways of cooking and sizes each have a row of their own.
| Entry | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbohydrates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escarole, romaine lettuce, raw | 19 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Lettuce, Iceberg | 14 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Lettuce, with stem | 10 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Lettuce, Boston, rawThe entry used above | 13 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Lettuce, Manoa,butterhead | 13 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Lettuce, cooked, fat not added | 14 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
These foods are close to lettuce in calories.
These are the questions people ask about the calories in lettuce.
How many calories are in lettuce?
100 grams of lettuce have about 13 calories. The Ministry of Health's table lists 6 entries for it, from 10 to 19 calories per 100 grams.
How many calories are in 50, 100 and 200 grams of lettuce?
50 grams have 7 calories, 100 grams have 13 and 200 grams have 26.
How much protein, fat and carbohydrates are in lettuce?
In 100 grams there are 1.4 g of protein, 0.2 g of fat and 1.1 g of carbohydrates, of which 0.9 g are sugars.
How many calories are in one leaf of lettuce?
The Ministry's table gives 11 grams for one leaf of lettuce, which is 1 calories.
The foods, their nutrients and their unit weights are the national nutrition table of the Ministry of Health, read on 5 November 2026. The figures are averages per 100 grams of the food as the table lists it.