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"As a rule of thumb, the outer leaves as well as lettuce varieties that are dark green and reddish in color are the most nutritious. But even popular, but pale, iceberg lettuce provides water, fiber, folate, and small amounts of other important vitamins and minerals like zinc and potassium."
-http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/consumer/archives/lettuce.htm
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What part of a lettuce is eaten?
In general terms, all of it
What is the plant with green leaves eaten in a salad?
Lettuce, but there are different types of it.
Can you eat lettuce during the passover holiday?
Any lettuce can be eaten as long as it is thoroughly washed.
What part of a plant does lettuce come from?
Lettuce are grown on farms all over the world and is eaten in many ways. In some cultures, lettuce are eaten cold and raw in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and many other dishes. But in some places like China, lettuce are eaten cooked. The earliest depiction or trace of a lettuce comes from a carving on the wall of the temple of Senusret I at Karnak, where he offers milk to a god called Min, to whom lettuces are sacred. And later on, ancient Greek physicans believed that lettuce could act as a sleep-inducing agent. Romans cultivated the vegetable and soon, it made its way to France.
What other vegetable leaf can be eaten?
Some vegetable leaves that are eaten are lettuce, spinach, and kale.
What part of speech is the word lettuce?
Lettuce is a noun.
Is lettuce and kobi or cabbage is same?
No. Lettuce is thinner and sometimes crunchier than cabbage. Lettuce is quite tasteless but is normally eaten raw in a salad which it goes well in. Cabbage is very strong and overpowering if eaten raw - your better off cooking it. Personally, i prefer lettuce, i hate cabbage lol
Should spinach be eaten raw or cooked?
Could be eaten raw like lettuce, but not in abundance. cooked may also be eaten without any limit. Thanks.
What eats lettuce?
There are many animals whcih eat lettuce one of them is us, we humans do but we are the only ones as even rabbits snails eat lettuce these are known as pestsas they eat people lettuce and also gets eaten by dead plankton...
How long will lettuce last in the refrigrator?
only a few days, it is best eaten fresh
What will happen if you ate a leaf?
have you ever eaten lettuce or spinach that is how it would taste like
Can you eat the core of lettuce?
The core of a kiwi can be eaten. It is not known to be poisonous and is as edible as the flesh of the kiwi.
