Thai Name: PAK- KAT - HOM (ผักกาดหอม)
Common name: LETTUCE
Scientific name: Lactuca sativa Linn.
Season availability: Around year
Shape: A lettuce plant grown for eating only. Stem look plump. High leaf stem will happen to the same amount or bouquet of flowers. Leaves will look like lettuce leaves, but leaves are smaller than the thick
Nutrition remark: Lettuce, 100 grams of energy 24.00 kcal contains protein 2 g fat, 0.4 g carbohydrate, 3 g Calcium 16 mg Phosphorus 39 mg Iron 4.9 mg of beta - carotene 173.17 mg Fiber 1.80 g Vitamin B1 0.06 mg vitamin B2 0.18 mg. 0.6 mg niacin, vitamin C 9.00 mg.
Preparation and eating:
Lettuce is often used as a component of salads or sandwiches, hamburgers tacos eaten as vegetables. แuegam with spicy food, spicy or group Sago Steamed Minced Pork. Or even used as a decorative vegetable beauty. Lettuce is highly nutritious.