Beans vs. Lasagne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beans and lasagne?

Beans are richer in fiber, copper, and vitamin B1, while lasagne is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
Lasagne's daily need coverage for selenium is 21% higher.
Lasagne has 3 times less fiber than beans. Beans have 5.5g of fiber, while lasagne has 1.7g.
Beans are lower in saturated fat.

We used Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beans

Lasagne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51%
Contains more CopperCopper	+128.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+76%
Contains more IronIron	+144.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+253.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beans

Lasagne

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+24%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+32.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+720%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+255.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+775%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.122mg

~equal in Folate ~24µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	4.5µg	15.9µg	21%
Sodium	1mg	373mg	16%
Fiber	5.5g	1.7g	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.33µg	14%
Copper	0.206mg	0.09mg	13%
Saturated fat	0.103g	2.348g	10%
Manganese		0.193mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.43mg	1.528mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.07mg	7%
Fats	0.4g	4.92g	7%
Cholesterol	0mg	17mg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.323mg	6%
Iron	0.29mg	0.71mg	5%
Vitamin K	0.8µg	7µg	5%
Zinc	1.4mg	0.87mg	5%
Protein	4.8g	7.28g	5%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.85mg	5%
Calcium	50mg	88mg	4%
Starch		9.83g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.035g	1.758g	4%
Vitamin A	5µg	41µg	4%
Potassium	296mg	196mg	3%
Magnesium	32mg	20mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.172g	0.433g	2%
Calories	105kcal	135kcal	2%
Carbs	20.49g	15.36g	2%
Phosphorus	104mg	115mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.074mg	1%
Fructose		1.04g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.122mg	1%
Choline	30.8mg	23.2mg	1%
Vitamin C	3.1mg	2.5mg	1%
Net carbs	14.99g	13.66g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	1IU	0%
Sugar	7.78g	3.11g	N/A
Folate	24µg	24µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.196g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.085mg	0%
Threonine		0.219mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.224mg	0%
Leucine		0.578mg	0%
Lysine		0.486mg	0%
Methionine		0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.329mg	0%
Valine		0.285mg	0%
Histidine		0.183mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.026g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.322g	N/A