
Culy leaf lettuce
- Availability
- Mid-May to end of October
Did you know that Lettuce has a 95% water content? That is why it is so low in calories... providing, of course, it isn’t drowned in oily dressing.
Did you know that slightly wilted lettuce can be used to prepare delicious soups? Don’t throw away your lettuce just because it’s slightly past its prime.
Do you know the nutritional value of leaf lettuce?
Per 250ml (1 cup) of raw lettuce:
Energy: 10kcal; Carbohydrates: 2g; Fibre: 1g
Vitamin K: 130% of RDI (excellent source of Vitamin K)
Vitamin A: 45% of RDI (excellent source of Vitamin A)
Vitamin C: 20% of RDI (excellent source of Vitamin C)
25 Producers
Bibeau Roger
Les Cèdres
Montérégie
Cousineau P.Y. S.E.N.C. (Les Maraîchers)
St-Eustache
Laurentides
Ferme St-Élie
Sherbrooke
Estrie
Fermes du Soleil Inc. (Les)
Sainte-Clotilde
Montérégie
Fraisière RouGI et fils Inc.
Sainte-Sabine
Montérégie
Fruits et légumes R.G. inc.
St-Eugène
Chaudière-Appalaches