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Blue cheese vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between blue cheese and penne

  • Blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and zinc; however, penne is richer in fiber and iron.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 82% more than penne.
  • Penne contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, blue and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared.

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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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
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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 CalciumCalcium +493.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +228%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.4%
Contains more IronIron +158.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.4%

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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Penne DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 2.3g 74%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 51%
Calcium 528mg 89mg 44%
Sodium 1146mg 248mg 39%
Phosphorus 387mg 118mg 38%
Fats 28.74g 4g 38%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 35%
Protein 21.4g 5.7g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Vitamin A 198µg 22%
Cholesterol 75mg 12mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 1g 17%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.1mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 13%
Calories 353kcal 126kcal 11%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Folate 36µg 9%
Iron 0.31mg 0.8mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 6%
Carbs 2.34g 16.8g 5%
Potassium 256mg 122mg 4%
Copper 0.04mg 4%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.4g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 30mg 2%
Net carbs 2.34g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 1.9g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 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 +275.4%
Contains more FatsFats +618.5%
Contains more OtherOther +364.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +617.9%
Contains more WaterWater +70.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +677.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.7%

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.