Lets compare vitamin content per 5 ounces of Carrots vs Red Leaf Lettuce:
Raw Carrots have 2.2 times more Vitamin A, 3.1 times more Vitamin B3, 1.9 times more Vitamin B5, 1.4 times more Vitamin B6, 1.6 times more Vitamin C and 4.4 times more Vitamin E than Raw Red Leaf Lettuce.
While Raw Red Leaf Lettuce contains 1.3 times more Vitamin B2, 1.9 times more Vitamin B9 and 10.6 times more Vitamin K than Raw Carrots.
Both Raw Carrots and Raw Red Leaf Lettuce have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 5 oz.
Both Raw Carrots as well as Raw Red Leaf Lettuce have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 5 oz.
Comparing minerals per 5 ounces for Carrots vs Red Leaf Lettuce:
Raw Carrots have 1.6 times more Copper, 1.3 times more Phosphorus, 1.7 times more Potassium and 2.8 times more Sodium than Raw Red Leaf Lettuce.
While Raw Red Leaf Lettuce contains 4 times more Iron, 1.4 times more Manganese and 15 times more Selenium than Raw Carrots.
Both Raw Carrots and Raw Red Leaf Lettuce have similar amounts of Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Water per 5 oz.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 5 ounces:
Raw Carrots have 3.2 times more Energy, 4.2 times more Carbohydrate, 9.9 times more Sugars and 3.1 times more Fiber than Raw Red Leaf Lettuce.
While Raw Red Leaf Lettuce contains 40.5 times more Omega 3 and 1.4 times more Protein than Raw Carrots.
Both Raw Carrots as well as Raw Red Leaf Lettuce have insufficient amounts of Fat, Omega 6, Cholesterol, Fructose, Glucose and Sucrose in 5 oz.