Why would it be hard to digest lettuce?
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Why would it be hard to digest lettuce?
A Healthy Vegetable:
Lettuce is a type of vegetable that is a part of a healthy diet. There are many different types of lettuce, including romaine, green leaf, and butter lettuce. Lettuce contains many nutrients and is considered a good source of fiber.
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View this answerLettuce is hard to digest because it is a type of plant, and plant cells have a tough cell wall made of a molecule called cellulose (see figure). We...
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