Canola oil vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are canola oil and penne different?

Canola oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat, while penne is higher in phosphorus, fiber, zinc, iron, calcium, and magnesium.
Canola oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 25% more than penne.
Canola oil contains 70 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. Canola oil contains 28.142g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne contains 0.4g.
Penne is lower in saturated fat.
Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than canola oil (0).

Oil, canola 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.

Canola oil

Penne

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Canola oil

Penne

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	28.142g	0.4g	185%
Monounsaturated fat	63.276g	1g	156%
Fats	100g	4g	148%
Vitamin E	17.46mg		116%
Vitamin K	71.3µg		59%
Calories	884kcal	126kcal	38%
Saturated fat	7.365g	2.3g	23%
Phosphorus	0mg	118mg	17%
Fiber	0g	2.7g	11%
Sodium	0mg	248mg	11%
Protein	0g	5.7g	11%
Zinc	0mg	1.1mg	10%
Iron	0mg	0.8mg	10%
Calcium	0mg	89mg	9%
Magnesium	0mg	30mg	7%
Carbs	0g	16.8g	6%
Potassium	0mg	122mg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Net carbs	0g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.9g	N/A
Trans fat	0.395g	0.2g	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	9.137g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	18.64g		N/A