Lasagne vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lasagne and gingerbread

Lasagne has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, magnesium, copper, vitamin B1, and potassium.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 27% more than lasagne.
Lasagne has 9 times more vitamin A than gingerbread. While lasagne has 437IU of vitamin A, gingerbread has only 48IU.
Lasagne has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+113%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+124%
Contains more IronIron	+305.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+253.9%

~equal in Selenium ~16.3µg

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

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+192.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.71mg	2.88mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.433g	4.216g	25%
Manganese	0.193mg	0.683mg	21%
Fats	4.92g	16.4g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1.758g	7.124g	13%
Copper	0.09mg	0.195mg	12%
Magnesium	20mg	70mg	12%
Calories	135kcal	356kcal	11%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.06µg	11%
Carbs	15.36g	49.2g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.19mg	10%
Phosphorus	115mg	54mg	9%
Saturated fat	2.348g	4.122g	8%
Potassium	196mg	439mg	7%
Fiber	1.7g		7%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.162mg	7%
Protein	7.28g	3.9g	7%
Vitamin E	0.85mg		6%
Vitamin K	7µg		6%
Vitamin B6	0.122mg	0.19mg	5%
Cholesterol	17mg	32mg	5%
Starch	9.83g		4%
Choline	23.2mg		4%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.39mg	4%
Vitamin A	41µg	14µg	3%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	0.1mg	3%
Sodium	373mg	327mg	2%
Folate	24µg	33µg	2%
Calcium	88mg	71mg	2%
Fructose	1.04g		1%
Vitamin B5	0.323mg	0.375mg	1%
Selenium	15.9µg	16.3µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.528mg	1.738mg	1%
Net carbs	13.66g	49.2g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Sugar	3.11g		N/A
Trans fat	0.196g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.219mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	0.578mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.164mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.329mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.285mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.183mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	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