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Hot chocolate vs. Lasagne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hot chocolate and lasagne

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B2, vitamin D, and vitamin B12; however, lasagne has more selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and vitamin E.
  • Lasagne's daily need coverage for selenium is 24% more.
  • Hot chocolate has 45 times more vitamin D than lasagne. Hot chocolate has 45IU of vitamin D, while lasagne has 1IU.
  • Hot chocolate is lower in sodium.
  • Hot chocolate has a higher glycemic index than lasagne.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 26% 17% 27% 30% 24% 49% 49% 25% 87%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more IronIron +69%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1384.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +488.9%
~equal in Potassium ~196mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~115mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 8.3% 14% 17% 0% 18% 17% 29% 19% 28% 41% 18% 18% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1048.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more FolateFolate +380%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.323mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Lasagne DV% diff.
Selenium 2.7µg 15.9µg 24%
Sodium 44mg 373mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1.528mg 9%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.193mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.074mg 8%
Protein 3.52g 7.28g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.33µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.122mg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 1IU 6%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 7µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.85mg 5%
Folate 5µg 24µg 5%
Iron 0.42mg 0.71mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.431g 2.348g 4%
Starch 9.83g 4%
Fats 2.34g 4.92g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.07mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 1.758g 3%
Calories 77kcal 135kcal 3%
Calcium 114mg 88mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.7g 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2.5mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 17mg 3%
Carbs 10.74g 15.36g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0.433g 2%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.87mg 2%
Fructose 0.01g 1.04g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Copper 0.103mg 0.09mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Choline 15.6mg 23.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 105mg 115mg 1%
Vitamin A 51µg 41µg 1%
Net carbs 9.74g 13.66g N/A
Potassium 197mg 196mg 0%
Sugar 9.66g 3.11g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.323mg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g 0.196g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.219mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.578mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.164mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.329mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
7% 5% 15% 71%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 4.92 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 70.87 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.8%
Contains more FatsFats +110.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43%
Contains more OtherOther +65.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
52% 39% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.758 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +159.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +415.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5 g
Glucose: 0.01 g
Fructose: 0.01 g
Lactose: 4.63 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0.01 g
76% 4% 7% 8% 5%
Starch: 9.83 g
Sucrose: 0.54 g
Glucose: 0.93 g
Fructose: 1.04 g
Lactose: 0.6 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +825.9%
Contains more LactoseLactose +671.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +9200%
Contains more FructoseFructose +10300%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/nutrients
  2. Lasagne - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172114/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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