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Chinese lemon chicken vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinese lemon chicken and penne

  • Chinese lemon chicken has more iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, penne is higher in fiber and zinc.
  • Chinese lemon chicken has 15 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. While chinese lemon chicken has 6.086g of polyunsaturated fat, penne has only 0.4g.
  • Penne has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Restaurant, Chinese, lemon chicken 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 11% 12% 14% 46% 13% 14% 58% 33% 12% 71%
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 PotassiumPotassium +32%
Contains more IronIron +52.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.7%
~equal in Sodium ~248mg

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 7.7% 1% 26% 1.5% 13% 16% 71% 31% 58% 14% 61% 6.8% 16%
Penne
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
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 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese lemon chicken Penne DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 6.086g 0.4g 38%
Vitamin B3 3.776mg 24%
Selenium 13µg 24%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.25mg 19%
Fats 13.55g 4g 15%
Protein 11.87g 5.7g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.28mg 9%
Fiber 1g 2.7g 7%
Cholesterol 32mg 12mg 7%
Calories 252kcal 126kcal 6%
Choline 28.6mg 5%
Iron 1.22mg 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 5%
Calcium 40mg 89mg 5%
Zinc 0.51mg 1.1mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.749g 1g 4%
Copper 0.04mg 4%
Manganese 0.089mg 4%
Starch 10.27g 4%
Magnesium 16mg 30mg 3%
Phosphorus 136mg 118mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Fructose 1.52g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 0IU 1%
Carbs 20.61g 16.8g 1%
Potassium 161mg 122mg 1%
Saturated fat 2.033g 2.3g 1%
Net carbs 19.61g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 1.9g N/A
Sodium 252mg 248mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.068g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.141mg 0%
Threonine 0.513mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.537mg 0%
Leucine 0.978mg 0%
Lysine 0.958mg 0%
Methionine 0.33mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.478mg 0%
Valine 0.57mg 0%
Histidine 0.365mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.663g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.301g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 14% 21% 53%
Protein: 11.87 g
Fats: 13.55 g
Carbs: 20.61 g
Water: 52.69 g
Other: 1.28 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 +108.2%
Contains more FatsFats +238.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.7%
Contains more OtherOther +16.4%
Contains more WaterWater +37.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 25% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.749 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.086 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 -11.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +174.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1421.5%

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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. Chinese lemon chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167674/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.