Jerky vs. Lasagne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jerky and lasagne different?

Jerky has more zinc, iron, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B12, choline, copper, and potassium than lasagne.
Daily need coverage for sodium for jerky is 74% higher.
Jerky contains 9 times more zinc than lasagne. While jerky contains 8.11mg of zinc, lasagne contains only 0.87mg.
Lasagne has less sodium.
Jerky has a lower glycemic index (0) than lasagne (28).

Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed 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.

Jerky

Lasagne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+155%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+204.6%
Contains more IronIron	+663.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+152.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+832.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+253.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+340%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+73.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.6%

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.

Jerky

Lasagne

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+458.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+98.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+204.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2081mg	373mg	74%
Zinc	8.11mg	0.87mg	66%
Iron	5.42mg	0.71mg	59%
Protein	33.2g	7.28g	52%
Phosphorus	407mg	115mg	42%
Saturated fat	10.85g	2.348g	39%
Fats	25.6g	4.92g	32%
Vitamin B12	0.99µg	0.33µg	28%
Folate	134µg	24µg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	11.305g	1.758g	24%
Choline	109.1mg	23.2mg	16%
Copper	0.227mg	0.09mg	15%
Calories	410kcal	135kcal	14%
Potassium	597mg	196mg	12%
Cholesterol	48mg	17mg	10%
Selenium	10.7µg	15.9µg	9%
Magnesium	51mg	20mg	7%
Calcium	20mg	88mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.07mg	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	41µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.074mg	5%
Starch		9.83g	4%
Manganese	0.111mg	0.193mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.179mg	0.122mg	4%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	7µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.011g	0.433g	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.5mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.163mg	0.323mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.85mg	2%
Carbs	11g	15.36g	1%
Vitamin D*	11 IU	1 IU	1%
Vitamin B3	1.732mg	1.528mg	1%
Fructose		1.04g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.1g	5.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	123kcal	185kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	0.93	N/A
Net carbs	9.2g	13.66g	N/A
Sugar	9g	3.11g	N/A
Fiber	1.8g	1.7g	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