Lasagne vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lasagne and taco salad

Lasagne has more selenium and phosphorus; however, taco salad is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Lasagne covers your daily selenium needs 25% more than taco salad.
Taco salad has 2 times less phosphorus than lasagne. Lasagne has 115mg of phosphorus, while taco salad has 72mg.
Lasagne contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared and Fast foods, taco salad.

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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

Taco salad

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+622.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+10.2%
Contains more IronIron	+62%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.3%

~equal in Potassium ~210mg

~equal in Sodium ~385mg

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

Taco salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+38.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+110.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.11mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.32µg

~equal in Choline ~23.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	15.9µg	2.2µg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.18mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.323mg	0.68mg	7%
Fiber	1.7g		7%
Iron	0.71mg	1.15mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.85mg		6%
Phosphorus	115mg	72mg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg		6%
Vitamin A	41µg		5%
Saturated fat	2.348g	3.446g	5%
Folate	24µg	42µg	5%
Zinc	0.87mg	1.36mg	4%
Starch	9.83g		4%
Fats	4.92g	7.46g	4%
Copper	0.09mg	0.113mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.433g	0.883g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.528mg	1.24mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.758g	2.606g	2%
Cholesterol	17mg	22mg	2%
Carbs	15.36g	11.91g	1%
Calcium	88mg	97mg	1%
Manganese	0.193mg	0.167mg	1%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	1.8mg	1%
Sodium	373mg	385mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	26mg	1%
Protein	7.28g	6.68g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.122mg	0.11mg	1%
Fructose	1.04g		1%
Calories	135kcal	141kcal	0%
Net carbs	13.66g	11.91g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Potassium	196mg	210mg	0%
Sugar	3.11g		N/A
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.32µg	0%
Trans fat	0.196g		N/A
Choline	23.2mg	23.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.219mg	0.254mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.578mg	0.549mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.164mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.329mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.285mg	0.343mg	0%
Histidine	0.183mg	0.201mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.026g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	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