Butter Lettuce

part of: Lettuce

Soft-leaved varieties including Boston, Bibb, and Mignonette known for their tender texture.

Farmed
photograph to come — from twenty years of markets, farms and kitchens

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 13kcal
Protein 1.4g
Carbs 1.1g
Fat 0.2g
Fibre 1.1g Sugar 0.9g
Mass Distribution

1 head (5" dia) is about 163 g — roughly 20 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.5kg
Freshwater ≈130L
Land ≈0.4m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

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Where to next

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