Food calories · USDA data
Calories in romaine lettuce
8 calories
in 1 cup shredded, 47 g
- Protein
- 0.6 g
- Carbs
- 1.5 g
- Fat
- 0.1 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
Romaine lettuce has 8 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup shredded, which weighs 47 g. Per 100 g, romaine lettuce has 17 calories.
Most of its calories (63%) come from carbohydrate, with protein next at 24%.
It takes 588 g of romaine lettuce to reach 100 calories, which is about 13 × 1 cup shredded.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup shredded | 47 g | 8 | 0.6 g | 1.5 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 leaf inner | 6 g | 1 | 0.1 g | 0.2 g | 0 g |
| 1 leaf outer | 28 g | 5 | 0.3 g | 0.9 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 head | 626 g | 106 | 7.7 g | 20.6 g | 1.9 g |
| 1 serving (food label) | 85 g | 14 | 1 g | 2.8 g | 0.3 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 5 | 0.3 g | 0.9 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 17 | 1.2 g | 3.3 g | 0.3 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your romaine lettuce may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 24% of calories (1.2 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 63% (3.3 g per 100 g, of which 2.1 g fiber)
- Fat: 13% (0.3 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, cucumber has the fewest calories of these four (15 per 100 g) and tomato the most (18).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romaine lettuce | 17 | 1.2 g | 3.3 g | 0.3 g |
| Zucchini | 17 | 1.2 g | 3.1 g | 0.3 g |
| Tomato | 18 | 0.9 g | 3.9 g | 0.2 g |
| Cucumber | 15 | 0.7 g | 3.6 g | 0.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in romaine lettuce?
Romaine lettuce has 8 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup shredded at 47 g, and romaine lettuce has 17 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does romaine lettuce have?
1 cup shredded (47 g) has 0.6 g of protein, 1% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 1.2 g.
How many carbs does romaine lettuce have?
1 cup shredded has 1.5 g of carbohydrate, including 1 g of fiber, and 0.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw (FDC ID 169247). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.