Romaine Lettuce

part of: Lettuce

Sturdy, elongated leaves with a firm rib, including Cos and Little Gem varieties.

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

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 17kcal
Protein 1.2g
Carbs 3g
Fat 0.3g
Fibre 1.8g Sugar 1.2g
Mass Distribution

1 RACC is about 85 g — roughly 10 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 →

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

Analytical

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