Lettuce Gem

Lettuce Gem: Crisp and Sweet Mini Heads

Gem Lettuce is one of the best salad ingredient. Its sweet, compact and crunchy. Its look like romaine lettuce baby version once you strip away the wavy outer leaves.

Taste

Gem lettuce leaves are crispy with a melting quality and closer to the core. Green Gem lettuce is buttery and crispy with a subtly sweet flavor.

Nutritional Value

Green Gem lettuce contains vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron You also get potassium, a mineral important for healthy blood pressure, as well as a little calcium in lettuce. Lettuce is also a good source of two phytochemicals: beta-carotene and lutein…. That said, you can’t count on all types of lettuce to be a good source of all vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.