Spanish Lettuce

Lettuce is one of the most common vegetables and greens used. It’s a little calorie vegetable, just provide 15 calories per 100 grams of fresh vegetables, but also very rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. The most common is to eat it raw in salads, burgers, sandwiches …

The main feature of this vegetable is the contribution of vitamin a: 40 grams of vegetable raw provide 100% of the recommended daily allowance of the vitamin. This nutrient is very important to maintain healthy mucous membranes and skin, prevent certain cancers such as lung, as well as having a good night vision. It is also a food rich in vitamin k, providing 100% of the recommended daily allowance per 100 grams of fresh vegetables. This vitamin is a clotting factor essential blood, increases bone mass and helps alzheimer patients.

Aside from these nutrients, lettuce also provides other vitamins and minerals in moderate amounts: vitamin c, a potent antioxidant and immune system enhancer; folic acid, essential for the proper development of the foetus; iron for red blood cells; potassium to cardiovascular health …