Lasagne vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lasagne and béchamel sauce

Lasagne has more selenium, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, fiber, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin K; however, béchamel sauce has more vitamin B2 and vitamin D.
Lasagne's daily need coverage for selenium is 23% more.
Lasagne has 17 times more fiber than béchamel sauce. Lasagne has 1.7g of fiber, while béchamel sauce has 0.1g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared and Sauce, homemade, white, thin.

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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.

Lasagne

Béchamel sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.2%
Contains more IronIron	+238.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+592.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+107.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+704.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+381.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+43.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.1%

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.

Lasagne

Béchamel sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+212.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+485.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+197.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+64.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+78%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+148.6%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.339mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	15.9µg	3.3µg	23%
Copper	0.09mg	0.013mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.184mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.528mg	0.261mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.433g	1.586g	8%
Manganese	0.193mg	0.024mg	7%
Protein	7.28g	3.77g	7%
Vitamin D	1IU	49IU	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.2µg	6%
Iron	0.71mg	0.21mg	6%
Fiber	1.7g	0.1g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.122mg	0.041mg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.6µg	5%
Vitamin E	0.85mg	0.17mg	5%
Vitamin A	41µg	73µg	4%
Calcium	88mg	126mg	4%
Folate	24µg	9µg	4%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.42mg	4%
Starch	9.83g		4%
Fats	4.92g	6.73g	3%
Carbs	15.36g	7.4g	3%
Cholesterol	17mg	8mg	3%
Choline	23.2mg	14.1mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.758g	2.67g	2%
Calories	135kcal	105kcal	2%
Phosphorus	115mg	101mg	2%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	0.8mg	2%
Sodium	373mg	328mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.055mg	1%
Fructose	1.04g		1%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.3µg	1%
Potassium	196mg	163mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	15mg	1%
Saturated fat	2.348g	2.152g	1%
Net carbs	13.66g	7.3g	N/A
Sugar	3.11g	4.78g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.323mg	0.339mg	0%
Trans fat	0.196g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.219mg	0.147mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.198mg	0%
Leucine	0.578mg	0.32mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.259mg	0%
Methionine	0.164mg	0.082mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.329mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.285mg	0.219mg	0%
Histidine	0.183mg	0.089mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.026g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	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