Chili pepper vs. Lasagne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chili pepper and lasagne?

Chili pepper is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin K, while lasagne is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and calcium.
Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 157% higher.
Lasagne has 4 times less vitamin B6 than chili pepper. Chili pepper has 0.506mg of vitamin B6, while lasagne has 0.122mg.
Chili pepper is lower in sodium.
Chili pepper has a higher glycemic index (45) than lasagne (28).

We used Peppers, hot chili, red, raw and Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared 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.

Chili pepper

Lasagne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64.3%
Contains more IronIron	+45.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+528.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+234.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+167.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3080%

~equal in Manganese ~0.193mg

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.

Chili pepper

Lasagne

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+5648%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+314.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+112.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg

~equal in Folate ~24µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	143.7mg	2.5mg	157%
Vitamin B6	0.506mg	0.122mg	30%
Selenium	0.5µg	15.9µg	28%
Sodium	9mg	373mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.33µg	14%
Protein	1.87g	7.28g	11%
Saturated fat	0.042g	2.348g	10%
Phosphorus	43mg	115mg	10%
Fats	0.44g	4.92g	7%
Calcium	14mg	88mg	7%
Zinc	0.26mg	0.87mg	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	17mg	6%
Vitamin K	14µg	7µg	6%
Calories	40kcal	135kcal	5%
Starch		9.83g	4%
Potassium	322mg	196mg	4%
Copper	0.129mg	0.09mg	4%
Iron	1.03mg	0.71mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.024g	1.758g	4%
Choline	10.9mg	23.2mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.244mg	1.528mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.201mg	0.323mg	2%
Carbs	8.81g	15.36g	2%
Fructose		1.04g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.086mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.69mg	0.85mg	1%
Vitamin A	48µg	41µg	1%
Fiber	1.5g	1.7g	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.239g	0.433g	1%
Net carbs	7.31g	13.66g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	1IU	0%
Sugar	5.3g	3.11g	N/A
Manganese	0.187mg	0.193mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.07mg	0%
Folate	23µg	24µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.196g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.026mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.074mg	0.219mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.065mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.105mg	0.578mg	0%
Lysine	0.089mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.024mg	0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.062mg	0.329mg	0%
Valine	0.084mg	0.285mg	0%
Histidine	0.041mg	0.183mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.026g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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