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All About Lettuce

A majority of lettuce grown in the U.S. comes from California and Arizona. A new consumer website is now available to educate consumers about the farming practices, the safety measures used, and more. This website comes from the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.

The information includes details about many varieties of lettuce, and there are quite a few! Food safety practices are critical for this vegetable. And the nutrients in lettuce are beneficial for many reasons.

Learn more at https://lettuceinfo.org/.

See a nutritional comparison of various leafy greens at https://bit.ly/352groj.

 

About Karen Blakeslee

The Rapid Response Center was formed in 1995 as a resource for Kansas State University Research & Extension Agents. Resource topics included Food Science, Human Nutrition, Food Service, Textiles, Home Care and other consumer topics. Since that time, the Center has grown to be of valuable assistance to Kansas State University Extension Specialists in those areas.

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