IFAS Extension
Nutritional Benefits of Lettuce Consumed at Recommended Portion Sizes
, Gilles Basset, andGermán Sandoya
Agriculture
Abstract
This new 8-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department explains which nutrients are abundant among the major lettuce types compared to other leafy vegetables, encourages consumers to help satisfy dietary recommendations by eating lettuce at appropriate serving sizes, and outlines the basic growing conditions that help maximize its nutrition as a crop. Written by Jesse J. Murray, Gilles Basset, and German Sandoya.
About this Publication
This document is HS1416, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Murray, J. J., Basset, G., & Sandoya, G. (2021). Nutritional Benefits of Lettuce Consumed at Recommended Portion Sizes. EDIS, 2021(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1416-2021
Authors
Jesse J. Murray
graduate student, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL
Gilles Basset
Specialist
University of Florida
Associate professor, Ph. D., Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension Gainesville FL
HORT profile
Germán Sandoya
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, plant breeding, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL
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