Chestnut vs. Lasagne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and lasagne different?

Chestnut is richer in copper, manganese, vitamin C, potassium, iron, and vitamin B6, while lasagne is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 42% more than lasagne.
Chestnut contains 11 times more vitamin C than lasagne. Chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, while lasagne contains 2.5mg.
Chestnut is lower in saturated fat.
Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than lasagne (28).

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared types were used in this article.

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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.

Chestnut

Lasagne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+264.8%
Contains more IronIron	+143.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+424.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+342.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+91.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+248%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.2%

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.

Chestnut

Lasagne

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+968%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91%
Contains more FolateFolate	+58.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+109%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.323mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.472mg	0.09mg	42%
Selenium		15.9µg	29%
Manganese	0.854mg	0.193mg	29%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	2.5mg	27%
Sodium	27mg	373mg	15%
Potassium	715mg	196mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.33µg	14%
Iron	1.73mg	0.71mg	13%
Protein	2g	7.28g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.122mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.26g	2.348g	9%
Magnesium	54mg	20mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.07mg	7%
Fiber		1.7g	7%
Zinc	0.25mg	0.87mg	6%
Vitamin K		7µg	6%
Vitamin E		0.85mg	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	17mg	6%
Fats	1.38g	4.92g	5%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	1.528mg	5%
Folate	38µg	24µg	4%
Starch		9.83g	4%
Calcium	46mg	88mg	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	41µg	4%
Choline		23.2mg	4%
Carbs	27.76g	15.36g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	1.758g	3%
Phosphorus	99mg	115mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.074mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	0.433g	1%
Fructose		1.04g	1%
Calories	131kcal	135kcal	0%
Net carbs	27.76g	13.66g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	1IU	0%
Sugar		3.11g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.323mg	0%
Trans fat		0.196g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.219mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	0.578mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.329mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.285mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.183mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.026g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		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