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Romaine lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. longifoliaAlso called cos lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia, Lactuca sativa longifolia and romaine

Romaine is a lettuce with firm leaves. Cooks use it as a vegetable and can braise it. It is sold whole.

  • Plant-based
  • Gluten-free
  • No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category
Vegetables
Variety of
Lettuce
Part used
Leaf
Family
Asteraceae
Texture
Firm
Cooked most in
The Americas
Top country
United States
Romaine lettuce, whole

Photo: Fructibus · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use romaine lettuce

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Braise

Preparing it

Remove the outer leaves to make hearts.

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

  • Firm

Shopping

Choosing and storing romaine lettuce

Sold as
Whole
Availability
Supermarkets (01M6Z351M7EGWWCYXHEXXB04W8)

Nutrition

What 100 g of romaine lettuce holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 26%Fat 5%Carbohydrate 68%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of romaine lettuce, raw
Energy17 kcal · 70 kJ
Protein1.2 g
Fat0.26 g
of which saturated0.04 g
Carbohydrate3.2 g
of which sugars1.2 g
Fibre1.8 g
Sodium8 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of romaine lettuce, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium253 mg
Calcium35 mg
Iron0.95 mg
Magnesium14 mg
Zinc0.25 mg
Vitamin C4.6 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)436 µg
Folate50 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 169247, 746769), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

On the table

Dishes made with romaine lettuce

1 dish in the catalogue uses it.

  • Balsamic Roasted Turkey Salad

    United States

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include romaine lettuce.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: romaine lettuce in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin
No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten
None
Alcohol
None
Caffeine
None
Pork
None

Family

Related forms

A kind of
lettuce
A variety of
lettuce

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What romaine lettuce is called

Names in 47 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    Lechuga romana · Lechuga italiana · Lechuga cos · Lechuga escarola

  • French

    laitue romaine · romaine

  • Italian

    lattuga romana · Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Portuguese

    alface romana

  • German

    Römersalat · Sommerendivie · Romana-Salat · Römischer Salat

  • Dutch

    bindsla · Lactuca sativa var. longifolia · Romeinse sla

  • Greek

    θρίδαξ ο μακρόφυλλος ο ρωμαϊκός

  • Russian

    римский салат · romaine lettuce · романо · ромен

  • Polish

    sałata rzymska · sałata długolistna

  • Arabic

    خس روماني

  • Persian

    کاهوی رومی

  • Hebrew

    חסה עלים · חסה ערבי

Show all 47 languages

  • Albanian

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Asturian

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Bangla

    রোমাইন লেটুস

  • Bulgarian

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Cantonese

    羅馬生菜

  • Catalan

    enciam llarg · Lactuca sativa var. longifolia · enciam romà

  • Cebuano

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Chinese

    蘿蔓萵苣 · 长叶生菜

  • Croatian

    salata kristalka

  • Czech

    římský salát · Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia · Lactuca sativa

  • Danish

    Romainesalat

  • Egyptian Arabic

    خس رومانى

  • Esperanto

    Roma laktuko · Romia laktuko

  • Estonian

    Rooma salat

  • Filipino

    Letsugas romana

  • Finnish

    roomansalaatti

  • Hindi

    रोमेन सलाद

  • Icelandic

    Rómverskt salat

  • Irish

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Japanese

    ロメインレタス · コスチシャ · タチヂシャ

  • Korean

    로메인상추

  • Kurdish (Latin)

    kahuya romayî

  • Latin

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Latvian

    romiešu salāti

  • Malayalam

    റൊമെയ്ൻ ലെറ്റ്യൂസ്

  • Min Nan Chinese

    Oe-á-chhài · E-á-chhài · A-chhài · Gô-á-chhài

  • Norwegian Bokmål

    Romanosalat

  • Punjabi

    ਰੋਮੇਨ ਸਲਾਦ

  • Romanian

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Slovenian

    solata vezivka

  • Swedish

    Romansallat · Lactuca sativa var. longifolia · Romansallad · Lactuca sativa. longifolia

  • Ukrainian

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

  • Venetian

    sałata romana

  • Vietnamese

    Rau diếp

  • Waray

    Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

Sources and credits

Data

Wikidata item: Q1762893

Photos

Photo: Fructibus · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons