Lasagne vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lasagne and croissant?

Lasagne is richer in vitamin B12, while croissant is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin A.
Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 47% higher.
Croissant has 2 times less vitamin B12 than lasagne. Lasagne has 0.33µg of vitamin B12, while croissant has 0.16µg.
Lasagne is lower in cholesterol.
Croissant has a higher glycemic index (56) than lasagne (28).

We used Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared and Croissants, butter types in this comparison.

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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

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+137.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.1%

Contains more IronIron	+185.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+288.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+402.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+454.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+225.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+166.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+67.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.84mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.348g	11.659g	42%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.388mg	27%
Fats	4.92g	21g	25%
Vitamin A	41µg	206µg	18%
Iron	0.71mg	2.03mg	17%
Cholesterol	17mg	67mg	17%
Folate	24µg	88µg	16%
Calories	135kcal	406kcal	14%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.241mg	13%
Selenium	15.9µg	22.7µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.323mg	0.861mg	11%
Carbs	15.36g	45.8g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	1.758g	5.525g	9%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.16µg	7%
Manganese	0.193mg	0.33mg	6%
Calcium	88mg	37mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.122mg	0.058mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.528mg	2.188mg	4%
Fiber	1.7g	2.6g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.433g	1.094g	4%
Starch	9.83g		4%
Sodium	373mg	467mg	4%
Vitamin K	7µg	1.8µg	4%
Choline	23.2mg	38.8mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	0.2mg	3%
Potassium	196mg	118mg	2%
Protein	7.28g	8.2g	2%
Fructose	1.04g		1%
Magnesium	20mg	16mg	1%
Phosphorus	115mg	105mg	1%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.75mg	1%
Copper	0.09mg	0.08mg	1%
Net carbs	13.66g	43.2g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU	0IU	0%
Sugar	3.11g	11.26g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.85mg	0.84mg	0%
Trans fat	0.196g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.219mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.578mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.164mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.329mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.285mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.183mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	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