Great cooking should always start with great ingredients. Start your garden now and reap the benefits of amazing produce to raise the level of cooking.
Its early in the season but cool season crops are already on their way! Spinach and lettuce are almost ready to pick in Oklahoma and what a great way to start out a healthy and vegetarian meal.
Lettuce FACTS...
As per the USDA, lettuce contains a high water content, as well as small amounts of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and sugars. The minerals and vitamins found in it may include calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc along with B-vitamins like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamins C, A, E, and K.
Carbs and Calories in Lettuce
As per Food Data Central, 100 grams of green leaf lettuce contains about 2.9 g of carbohydrates and 15 calories.
Health Benefits of Lettuce
For thousands of years, this leaf has been cultivated as more than a vegetable. It can possess several amazing health benefits, including the following.
Possible Anti-inflammatory Agent
Lettuce may possess anti-inflammatory properties that help in controlling inflammation. In experimental models, lettuce extracts may have shown significant controlling power over inflammation induced by biocatalysts like lipoxygenase and carrageenan. More research is needed in this arena to bolster these results.
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