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Little Gem Lettuce, 2 Pack
Little Gem Lettuce, 2 Pack

Little Gem Lettuce, 2 Pack

Sweet and compact, Little Gem pairs buttery, heavily savoyed leaves with juicy crunch and a pale, exceptionally tender heart.

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Little Gem forms petite, tightly packed heads with deeply savoyed green leaves and a naturally sweet, buttery eating texture. The outer leaves provide crispness, juicy structure, and enough body to carry dressing, while the tightly enclosed center quickly blanches to a paler, increasingly tender heart. Each bite moves from fresh green crunch toward softer, sweeter inner leaves with restrained bitterness. Its wrinkled leaf surface catches vinaigrette in small folds and pockets, while the compact scale makes whole-leaf serving especially appealing. LivFarms harvests and packages two complete living Little Gem heads with their roots attached.

  • CATEGORY: Crunchy Greens
  • VARIETY: Little Gem Lettuce
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Lactuca sativa
  • WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE: Two living Little Gem lettuce heads with roots attached
  • STORAGE: Keep refrigerated with roots attached and protected from moisture loss.
  • BEST ENJOYED WITHIN: 18 days of delivery for peak crisp texture, sweetness, and freshness.

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NUTRITION BY DESIGN

  • CHEF’S TASTING NOTES: Little Gem opens sweet and juicy, with a crisp bite softened by an unusually buttery leaf texture. The heavily savoyed outer leaves bring more green character and structure, while the interior becomes progressively paler, sweeter, and more tender. Crispness remains through the midrib without turning coarse. Bitterness stays low, allowing the natural sweetness and succulent texture to carry through a clean, delicate finish.
  • FLAVOR PROFILE: Naturally sweet and freshly green, with restrained bitterness, buttery softness, and a juicy, clean finish.
  • TEXTURE & PERFORMANCE: Little Gem’s heavily savoyed leaves combine crisp structure with a buttery, tender mouthfeel. Their wrinkles and folds hold vinaigrette especially well, while enough leaf body remains for richer, creamy dressings. Outer leaves provide juicy crunch and structure, then soften toward the blanched heart. The compact heads work beautifully halved or quartered, while individual leaves retain enough shape for composed salads and handheld preparations.
  • PLATE PERFORMANCE: Little Gem’s petite scale gives a plate structure without oversized leaves. Compact heads work whole, halved, or quartered, while individual savoyed leaves create height, texture, and layered green movement. Darker outer leaves naturally frame the pale heart, providing built-in contrast for herbs, flowers, mushrooms, microgreens, and softer greens.

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NUTRITION IN ACTION

  • YOUR WEEKLY 30: Little Gem contributes lettuce, Lactuca sativa, to a varied plant-rich diet. Add Little Gem to your Weekly 30 as one of the 30 different plant foods you enjoy throughout the week.
  • NUTRITION SNAPSHOT: Green lettuce contributes vitamin K, folate, carotenoid-derived vitamin A activity, potassium, fiber, and substantial water while remaining naturally low in calories.
  • PLANT COMPOUNDS: Green lettuce contains carotenoids including beta-carotene and lutein, along with chlorophylls, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and other naturally occurring phytochemicals.
  • WHY THIS PLANT MATTERS: Little Gem combines leafy-green nutrition with an unusual balance of sweetness, buttery tenderness, juicy crunch, and a blanched inner heart. Its compact scale and sturdy savoyed leaves also make it useful in preparations where delicate loose-leaf lettuces would provide less structure.
  • SIMPLE EVERYDAY IDEAS: Whole-leaf salads, halved or quartered heads, lettuce cups, composed plates, sandwich and wrap layers, lightly grilled halves.