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.

Seasons/Availability

Green Gem lettuce is available year-round

Current Facts

Green Gem lettuce, botanically classified as Lactuca sativa, is an annual variety that is a member of the Asteraceae or sunflower family. Also known as Sweet Gem lettuce and Winter Density. Green Gem lettuce is a cross between romaine lettuce and a butterhead type lettuce. Green Gem lettuce is favored by chefs for its crunchy texture and ability to withstand heat in cooking. It is also a favorite lettuce of home gardeners as it can grow in small spaces and containers and can survive periods of warm summer weather where other varieties would bolt and wither

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.

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