Granola bars vs. Lo mein — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between granola bars and lo mein

The amount of manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, vitamin E, and vitamin B5 in granola bars is higher than in lo mein.
Granola bars cover your daily manganese needs 67% more than lo mein.
Lo mein has 7 times less vitamin E than granola bars. Granola bars have 2.09mg of vitamin E, while lo mein has 0.3mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain and Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable lo mein, without meat.

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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.

Granola bars

Lo mein

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+592.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+220%
Contains more IronIron	+175.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+512.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+463.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+515.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+640.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.5%

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.

Granola bars

Lo mein

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+596.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+461.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+201.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+15%
Contains more CholineCholine	+147.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+88.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.7%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.124mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	12.05g	1.291g	72%
Manganese	1.777mg	0.24mg	67%
Copper	0.392mg	0.064mg	36%
Phosphorus	277mg	45mg	33%
Fats	19.8g	2.35g	27%
Iron	2.95mg	1.07mg	24%
Magnesium	97mg	14mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.264mg	0.047mg	18%
Calories	471kcal	121kcal	18%
Fiber	5.3g	1.3g	16%
Carbs	64.4g	20.16g	15%
Zinc	2.03mg	0.36mg	15%
Vitamin E	2.09mg	0.3mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.813mg	0.27mg	11%
Protein	10.1g	4.77g	11%
Saturated fat	2.37g	0.464g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.38g	0.592g	9%
Selenium	16.2µg	11.7µg	8%
Potassium	336mg	105mg	7%
Starch		16.73g	7%
Sodium	294mg	430mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.581mg	0.81mg	5%
Calcium	61mg	21mg	4%
Vitamin K	14.6µg	12.7µg	2%
Choline	22mg	8.9mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.068mg	1%
Folate	23µg	28µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	1.7mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	4IU	1%
Net carbs	59.1g	18.86g	N/A
Sugar	28.57g	2.63g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.119mg	0.124mg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.177mg		0%
Threonine	0.264mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.352mg		0%
Leucine	0.724mg		0%
Lysine	0.4mg		0%
Methionine	0.177mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.479mg		0%
Valine	0.508mg		0%
Histidine	0.216mg		0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.141g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.134g	N/A