Sea lettuce

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Nutritional information

Category Vegetables, fruits, tubers and seaweed

Seasonal period: All year

Allergens

Ulva lactuca is the scientific name for the edible alga known as sea lettuce for its long green leaves, very similar to those of a lettuce.

It is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, fiber, sodium, calcium, iodine, iron (50 times more iron than in spinaches) and magnesium. It is also rich in vitamin A (twice more than kale), B, folic acid, vitamin C (10 times more than oranges) and vitamin E. It is an antioxidant, astringent, anthelmintic and it prevents gout.

Nutritional information (0.1 kg)

Energy

32.0

kcal

Carbohydrates

0.0

Proteins

1.5

Lipids

0.2

Fiber 12.3 g

Saturates 0.03 g

Monounsaturated fatty acids 0.02 g

Polyunsaturated fatty acids 0.06 g

Cholesterol 0.0 mg

Calcium 82.0 mg

Iron 8.9 mg

Zinc 1.9 mg

Vitamin A 0.0 ug

Vitamin C 0.0 g

Folic acid 0.0 ug

Salt (Sodium) 0.0 mg

Sugars 0.0 g

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