Amaranth vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are amaranth and penne different?
- Amaranth is higher than penne in iron and magnesium.
- Amaranth covers your daily need for iron, 16% more than penne.
- Amaranth contains 2 times more magnesium than penne. Amaranth contains 65mg of magnesium, while penne contains 30mg.
- Amaranth is lower in sodium.
- Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than penne (43).
Amaranth grain, cooked and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +116.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +162.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +25.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +89.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +27.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.854mg | 37% | |
| Copper | 0.149mg | 17% | |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 0.8mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 248mg | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 10% | |
| Selenium | 5.5µg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.113mg | 9% | |
| Magnesium | 65mg | 30mg | 8% |
| Starch | 16.23g | 7% | |
| Folate | 22µg | 6% | |
| Fats | 1.58g | 4g | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 47mg | 89mg | 4% |
| Protein | 3.8g | 5.7g | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 148mg | 118mg | 4% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 3% | |
| Zinc | 0.86mg | 1.1mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2.1g | 2.7g | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.022mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.015mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.235mg | 1% | |
| Carbs | 18.69g | 16.8g | 1% |
| Calories | 102kcal | 126kcal | 1% |
| Net carbs | 16.59g | 14.1g | N/A |
| Potassium | 135mg | 122mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +11.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +50% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +153.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +42.9% |
~equal in
Water
~72.4g
