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Bulgur dry vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bulgur dry and penne different?

  • Bulgur dry is richer in fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, and zinc, while penne is higher in calcium and monounsaturated fat.
  • Bulgur dry covers your daily need for fiber, 39% more than penne.
  • Bulgur dry contains 5 times more magnesium than penne. Bulgur dry contains 164mg of magnesium, while penne contains 30mg.
  • Bulgur dry is lower in saturated fat.

Bulgur, dry 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 117% 11% 36% 92% 112% 53% 129% 2.2% 398% 13%
Penne
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +446.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +236.1%
Contains more IronIron +207.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 58% 27% 96% 63% 79% 0% 4.8% 20% 15%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bulgur dry Penne DV% diff.
Manganese 3.048mg 133%
Fiber 12.5g 2.7g 39%
Copper 0.335mg 37%
Magnesium 164mg 30mg 32%
Vitamin B3 5.114mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.342mg 26%
Phosphorus 300mg 118mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.045mg 21%
Iron 2.46mg 0.8mg 21%
Carbs 75.87g 16.8g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.232mg 19%
Protein 12.29g 5.7g 13%
Calories 342kcal 126kcal 11%
Sodium 17mg 248mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.232g 2.3g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 9%
Zinc 1.93mg 1.1mg 8%
Potassium 410mg 122mg 8%
Folate 27µg 7%
Calcium 35mg 89mg 5%
Choline 28.1mg 5%
Fats 1.33g 4g 4%
Selenium 2.3µg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.173g 1g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.541g 0.4g 1%
Net carbs 63.37g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 1.9g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.455mg 0%
Leucine 0.83mg 0%
Lysine 0.339mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0%
Valine 0.554mg 0%
Histidine 0.285mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 76% 9%
Protein: 12.29 g
Fats: 1.33 g
Carbs: 75.87 g
Water: 9 g
Other: 1.51 g
Penne
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6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +351.6%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%
Contains more FatsFats +200.8%
Contains more WaterWater +704.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 18% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.232 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.173 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.541 g
Penne
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62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +478%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bulgur dry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170688/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.