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Butterhead Buttercrunch Lettuce

About Lettuce

  • Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
  • Common Name: Butterhead Buttercrunch Lettuce
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Germination: 5 to 10 days
  • Hardiness: Frost tolerant
  • Medicinal: Yes
  • Maturity: 21 to 65 days
  • Non-GMO
  • Organic
  • Plant Food: FoxFarm Big Bloom for Organic Gardening
  • Roots: Shallow
  • Size: Diameter 5 inches

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Companion Plants for Lettuce

  • Beans
  • Carrots
  • Cucumbers
  • Radishes
  • Strawberries

    • Harvesting Lettuce

    Buttercrunch Butterhead lettuce can be harvested as baby greens in about 21 days. The whole plant can be used for a salad or the outer leaves can be harvested from multiple plants so the plants can continue to grow. Take care not to injure leaves during harvest.
    Some plants like leaf lettuce, kale, cilantro, basil, and broccoli will be harvested several times by removing larger leaves or flower heads and have a longer period of harvesting.

    Nutritional Data for Lettuce

    Important Nutrients

    Butterhead lettuce contains 36% of the daily value of vitamin A. It also contains small amounts of vitamin C, iron, and calcium.
    Vitamin A can reduce a person's risk of cataracts and helps prevent macular degeneration.
    Vitamin K helps to strengthen bones.
    Raw lettuce has high water content which hydrates the body.
    Nutrition Facts
    1 servings per container
    Serving size
    1 cup shredded or chopped (55g)
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories
    7
    % Daily Value*
    Total Fat
    0.12g
    0%
    Saturated Fat
    0.02g
    0%
    Trans Fat
    0g
    Sodium
    2.8mg
    0%
    Total Carbohydrates
    1.2g
    0%
    Dietary Fiber
    0.61g
    2%
    Total Sugars
    0.52g
    1%
    Includes --g Added Sugars
    --%
    Protein
    0.74g
    1%
    Vitamin A
    IU
    1821.6IU
    Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
    0.03mg
    3%
    Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
    0.03mg
    3%
    Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
    0.2mg
    1%
    Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
    0.08mg
    2%
    Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
    0.05mg
    3%
    Vitamin B9 (Folate)
    40.2mcg
    10%
    Vitamin C
    2mg
    2%
    Vitamin E
    0.1mg
    1%
    Vitamin K (Phylloquinone)
    56.3mcg
    3%
    Calcium
    19.3mg
    1%
    Iron
    0.68mg
    4%
    Magnesium
    7.2mg
    2%
    Phosphorus
    18.2mg
    1%
    Potassium
    130.9mg
    3%
    Selenium
    0.33mcg
    1%
    * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
    Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.
    Data Source: Butterhead Lettuce
    USDA Food Data Central
    https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168429/nutrients
    -- Represents data that is not available.

    Tips For Using Lettuce

    Health Benefits

    Lettuce is noted for its sedative properties, although these are not great in the large, highly-manured, commercial specimens. It is very easily digested1.

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