Lasagne vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lasagne and chocolate cake different?

Lasagne is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin A, while chocolate cake is higher in choline, copper, iron, and vitamin B2.
Chocolate cake covers your daily need for choline, 19% more than lasagne.
Lasagne contains 3 times more vitamin A than chocolate cake. Lasagne contains 437IU of vitamin A, while chocolate cake contains 140IU.
Lasagne is lower in saturated fat.
Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than lasagne (28).

Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.

Lasagne

Chocolate cake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more IronIron	+126.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~106mg

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

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+197.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+101.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+187.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+453.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.304mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Choline	23.2mg	128.4mg	19%
Fats	4.92g	15.1g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.433g	2.761g	16%
Saturated fat	2.348g	5.43g	14%
Cholesterol	17mg	58mg	14%
Carbs	15.36g	53.4g	13%
Copper	0.09mg	0.207mg	13%
Calories	135kcal	371kcal	12%
Iron	0.71mg	1.61mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.213mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	1.758g	6.039g	11%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.16µg	7%
Selenium	15.9µg	11.9µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.141mg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg		6%
Vitamin E	0.85mg		6%
Vitamin B6	0.122mg	0.041mg	6%
Vitamin A	41µg		5%
Protein	7.28g	5.3g	4%
Starch	9.83g		4%
Manganese	0.193mg	0.28mg	4%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	0.2mg	3%
Calcium	88mg	60mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	32mg	3%
Sodium	373mg	315mg	3%
Potassium	196mg	140mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.528mg	1.137mg	2%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.69mg	2%
Folate	24µg	27µg	1%
Fructose	1.04g		1%
Phosphorus	115mg	106mg	1%
Net carbs	13.66g	51.8g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Sugar	3.11g		N/A
Fiber	1.7g	1.6g	0%
Vitamin B5	0.323mg	0.304mg	0%
Trans fat	0.196g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.219mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	0.578mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.164mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.329mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.285mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.183mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	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