Lettuce and Its legend.

Edible Uses and Nutritional compositions.

Lettuce Extract INCI Name Lactuca Sativa Extract CAS 84776-66-9 EINECS ELINCS No 283-995-6 common garden lettuce Lactuca sativa L var capitata extract photo picture image Leaves; Oil; Seed.

Leaves - raw or cooked. A mild slightly sweet flavour with a crisp texture, lettuce is a very commonly used salad leaf and can also be cooked as a potherb or be added to soups etc. A nutritional analysis is available.

Seed - sprouted and used in salads or sandwiches.

An edible oil is obtained from the seed. The seed is very small, extraction of the oil on any scale would not be very feasible.

Part Used for Food:Originally, edible oil from seed. Some oilseed varieties still exist. Presently, leaves, either loose as in leaf lettuce, or in a head (large bud) which forms prior to flowering are eaten. Domestication involved selection for non-prickly types with reduced latex. Bitterness and bolting tendency were reduced, and types with shortened internodes and large leaves were selected. Oilseed types have large, nonshattering seed.

Composition Leaves (Fresh weight)

In grammes per 100g weight of food:
Water: 92.9 Protein: 2.1 Carbohydrate: 3 Fibre: 0.5 Ash: 1.2
In milligrammes per 100g weight of food:
Calcium: 26 Phosphorus: 30 Iron: 0.7 Magnesium: 10 Sodium: 3 Potassium: 208 VitaminA: 2200 Niacin: 0.4 VitaminC: 15

Composition (100 grams edible product).

	Leaf	Butterhead	Crisphead
Water	94%	95.1%	95.5%
Calories	18	14	13
Protein	1.3 g	1.2 g	0.9 g
Fat	0.3 g	0.2 g	0.1 g
Total Carbohydrates	3.5 g	2.5 g	2.9 g
Vitamin A	1900 units	970 units	330 units
Vitamin C	18 mg	8 mg	6 mg
Fiber	0.7 g	0.5 g	0.5 g

Reference:

1.Lettuce and Its legend.

last edit date:9th,Mar.2010.

Available Product

Name:Lettuce Extract
Serie No:P020
Specifications:10:1 TLC.
INCI Name:LACTUCA SATIVA EXTRACT
EINECS/ELINCS No.:283-995-6
CAS:84776-66-9
Chem/IUPAC Name:Lactuca Sativa Extract is an extract of the leaves of the lettuce,Lactuca sativa,Compositae

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