Vegetable - Lettuce - Other Tips

Lettuce

1. Selection :
   • In the store, choose leaves that feature crispy outlook, bright in colour. Avoid sunken leaves with spots or discolouration.
   • Each variety of lettuce features a unique keeping quality; hence, different methods should be applied while its storing. Romaine and loose leaf-lettuces should be washed, and any excess water removed before storing inside the refrigerator. On the othe rhand, Butter-head need not have to be washed before storing.
2. Lettuce Combinations :Lettuce juice is best extracted using a gear juicer to get the most nutrition out of it. It blends very well with carrot, tomato, celery, fennel and artichoke.
3. Storage :
   • Pack them in a plastic bag or keep inside the refrigerator. Romaine Lettuce will stay fresh for up to seven days whereas, Butter-head Lettuce and loose leaf-types would be for two to three days.
4. Safety :Pesticides are commonly used in lettuce crops. The most common pesticides found in the leaves are organ-phosphorous, Permethrin, etc. Wash them thoroughly in cold water before consumption. However, the organic forms are believed to be free from these toxins and safe for consumption.
5. Usage :This vegetable is used in different ways of Cooking and even in more areas as a different substitute. Read more >>
   
   

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Vegetable - Lettuce - Nutrition Facts

Lettuce

Vitamins & Minerals :

Vitamins	Vitamins available are Folates, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Pyridoxine, Riboflavin, Thiamine, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E-α and Vitamin-K.
Minerals	Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus and Zinc.
Electrolytes	Sodium and Potassium.

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Vegetable - Lettuce - Health Benefits

Lettuce

1. Constipation : Thanks to its high fibber content, lettuce and its juice can help stimulate the function and motility of the intestinal tract, relieve constipation and cleanse the colon.
2. Anaemia :Lettuce contains a relatively high amount of chlorophyll and iron, which are essential for the synthesis of haemoglobin in blood red cells.
3. Sedation : Lettuce latex has been used for centuries by physicians as a substitute for opium, due to its natural sedative and painkilling properties. Today its medicinal use is limited to treat sleep disorders, nervous excitability, anxiety and restlessness, especially in children and elderly persons. Drink a glass of lettuce and celery juice an hour before bedtime to have a restful night’s sleep. Also helpful whenever you feel anxious or nervous, to keep yourself calm and relaxed.
4. Helps Weight Loss :
   • Lettuce contains fibber and cellulose. Besides filling you up, fibber improves your digestion. Improving your digestion may not sound like a good thing for losing weight, but it is actually essential for long term weight control.
   • Fibber also helps remove bile salts from the body. When the body replaces these salts it breaks down cholesterol to do so. This is why lettuce is also good for your heart!
5. Anti-oxidant : Lettuce is rich in anti-oxidants, especially beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E. These substances help cleanse the body from toxins, prevent the damage caused by free-radicals, prevent premature aging and lower the risk of chronic diseases and cancer.
6. Sexual health:This is still a subject of debate. It is known that the opium-like substances found in lettuce latex can be used to cool sexual appetite. However, some researches have observed that lettuce milk also contains pro-sexual substances, that can help fight impotence when taken in large doses. Whether this is true or not, one thing is sure: drinking a lettuce juice can’t do much harm in this sense!
7. Hydration : Lettuce juice is an excellent source of hydration at the cellular level. They are refreshing, thirst-quenching and help rehydrates our cells and releasing toxins and harmful fats from our congested cells.
8. Unique nutrition :Lettuce contains unique nutrition that have “sedative” and “painkilling” properties which makes it an effective juice for treating sleep, anxiety and nervous disorders.
9. Bone health : There is evidence that lettuce has a protective effect on bone health, due to its high content in vitamin K which is required for the synthesis of osteocalcin, a bone protein which helps strengthen bone tissue. This bone protective action is particularly effective in preventing osteoporosis-related fractures in post-menopausal women and older adults. Lettuce is a good source of calcium and phosphorous, as well, which play a key role in bone structure and health.
10. Purifying : The purifying effect of lettuce is the result of the combined actions of anti-oxidants (which help neutralize harmful substances accumulate in the body), potassium (which promotes diuresis, thereby helping eliminate toxins from the body) and fibber (which helps cleanse the colon).
11. Cough :Lettuce juice contains anti-cough agents, which can help relieve irritable cough, as well as the symptoms of asthma and bronchitis.

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Vegetable - Lettuce - BeautyTips

Lettuce

1. Weight Loss :Lettuce juice, twice a week will reduce the unwanted fats from the body.This is an easiest way to reduce weight.

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Vegetable - Lettuce - Allergies

Lettuce

• Side effects :Lettuce is a very safe vegetable and has no adverse reaction reported so far.There is only one condition in which large quantities of lettuce are contra-indicated: For patients undergoing anti-coagulant therapy with vitamin K antagonists (such as warfarin). The high amount of vitamin K, may interfere with the therapy, possibly leading to blood clots formation (thrombosis) and related complications. So be aware if you’re on such medication.

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Vegetable - Lettuce

Lettuce

Health Benefits Nutrition Facts Beauty tips Naming Convention Varieties Allergies Other tips

About the Vegetable :Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is an annual plant of the aster or sunflower family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and seeds. Lettuce was first cultivated by the ancient Egyptians who turned it from a weed, whose seeds were used to produce oil, into a plant grown for its seeds and leaves.Crispy, green/crimson-red coloured lettuce is one of the incredible leafy vegetables packed with essential nutrients that benefit health. Its leaves exude milk like fluid (sap) when cut.Indeed, it is among the most sought-after greens, be it in your crunchy, green salads or healthy sandwiches! See more Varieties...Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, such as soups, sandwiches and wraps; it can also be grilled.One variety, the Woju (莴苣) or asparagus lettuce, is grown for its stems, which are eaten either raw or cooked. Lettuce is a good source of vitamin A and potassium, as well as a minor source for several other vitamins and nutrients. Despite its beneficial properties, contaminated lettuce is often a source of bacterial, viral and parasitic outbreaks in humans, including E. coli and Salmonella. In addition to its main use as a leafy green, it has also gathered religious and medicinal significance over centuries of human consumption.

Scientific / Binomial name : Lactuca sativa

Usage :

• Raw, fresh-lettuce is commonly used in salads, burgers, spring rolls, and sandwiches.
• Chinese-lettuce is usually stir fried or stewed and added to noodles as well as fried rice preparations.
• The leafy green also combines well with garden peas, green-beans as well as seafood like shrimp, prawns, etc.

Vegetables - Lettuce - Varieties

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Naming Convention - Vegetable - Lettuce

Lettuce

ARABIC	#
BENGALI	Shaak pataa
DUTCH	#
ENGLISH	Lettuce
GERMAN	#
GREEK	#
GUJARATI	#
HINDI	Saag / Salad patta
HUNGARIAN	#
ITALIAN	Lattuga
JAPANESE	Retasu
JAVANESE	Lettuce
KANNADA	#
KONKANI	#
MALAYALAM	#
MANDDARIN	#
MANIPURI	Thambou
MARATHI	#
ORIYA	#
PERSIAN	kāhū
PORTUGUESE	Alface
PUNJABI	#
RUSSIAN	#
SINDHI	#
SPANISH	Lechuga
TAMIL	#
TELUGU	#
THAI	#
TURKISH	#
URDU	#