Wheat gluten vs. Lasagne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and lasagne different?

Wheat gluten is higher in iron, selenium, phosphorus, and copper; however, lasagne is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for iron for wheat gluten is 56% higher.
Wheat gluten contains 2 times more selenium than lasagne. While wheat gluten contains 39.7µg of selenium, lasagne contains only 15.9µg.
Wheat gluten has less saturated fat.
Lasagne has a lower glycemic index (28) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared are the varieties 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.

Wheat gluten

Lasagne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+61.4%
Contains more IronIron	+632.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+126.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+149.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+96%

~equal in Zinc ~0.87mg

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.

Wheat gluten

Lasagne

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	75.16g	7.28g	136%
Iron	5.2mg	0.71mg	56%
Selenium	39.7µg	15.9µg	43%
Phosphorus	260mg	115mg	21%
Sodium	29mg	373mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.33µg	14%
Calories	370kcal	135kcal	12%
Copper	0.182mg	0.09mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0mg	1.528mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.122mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.272g	2.348g	9%
Manganese		0.193mg	8%
Vitamin K	0µg	7µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.074mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.07mg	6%
Folate	0µg	24µg	6%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.85mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.323mg	6%
Cholesterol	0mg	17mg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	41µg	5%
Fats	1.85g	4.92g	5%
Calcium	142mg	88mg	5%
Starch		9.83g	4%
Fiber	0.6g	1.7g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	1.758g	4%
Choline		23.2mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.5mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.433g	3%
Potassium	100mg	196mg	3%
Carbs	13.79g	15.36g	1%
Fructose		1.04g	1%
Magnesium	25mg	20mg	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	13.66g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	1IU	0%
Sugar	0g	3.11g	N/A
Zinc	0.85mg	0.87mg	0%
Trans fat		0.196g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.085mg	0%
Threonine		0.219mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.224mg	0%
Leucine		0.578mg	0%
Lysine		0.486mg	0%
Methionine		0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.329mg	0%
Valine		0.285mg	0%
Histidine		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