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Lettuce is one of the most popular vegetables in our diet and is notable for its use as an ingredient in salads. The most well-known varieties of lettuce are:

• Iceberg: a compact head with round, crispy leaves, grown in the Campo de Cartagena, the Guadalentín Valley, Águilas, and Alicante.
• Little gem or cogollitos
• Curly leaf: loose or separated leaves.
• Romaine: elongated leaves with entire edges and a very wide central rib, or Miniromaine, which is smaller in size.
• Stem or asparagus lettuce: leaves with an unpleasant taste.
• Simpson - Oak: with black and dark seeds.

The leaves contain a lot of fiber, properties against anemia and weakness; they are also diuretic, help to induce sleep, and cure mild bronchitis. Additionally, they containvitamin A, particularly in the greener leaves, and potassium, which gives them antioxidant properties.