Chocolate cake vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between chocolate cake and penne?
- Chocolate cake is richer than penne in iron, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
- Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 16% more.
- Chocolate cake has 7 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. While chocolate cake has 2.761g of polyunsaturated fat, penne has only 0.4g.
- The amount of cholesterol in penne is lower.
We used Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types 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 PotassiumPotassium | +14.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +101.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +48.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +59.4% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +11.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -21.3% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| 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 FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.207mg | 23% | |
| Choline | 128.4mg | 23% | |
| Selenium | 11.9µg | 22% | |
| Fats | 15.1g | 4g | 17% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.213mg | 16% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.761g | 0.4g | 16% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 12mg | 15% |
| Saturated fat | 5.43g | 2.3g | 14% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.039g | 1g | 13% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.141mg | 12% | |
| Manganese | 0.28mg | 12% | |
| Calories | 371kcal | 126kcal | 12% |
| Carbs | 53.4g | 16.8g | 12% |
| Iron | 1.61mg | 0.8mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.137mg | 7% | |
| Folate | 27µg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.16µg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.304mg | 6% | |
| Fiber | 1.6g | 2.7g | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.69mg | 1.1mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 89mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 315mg | 248mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 106mg | 118mg | 2% |
| Protein | 5.3g | 5.7g | 1% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 122mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 51.8g | 14.1g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 30mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.068mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.202mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.407mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.268mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.116mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.265mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.283mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.12mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.005g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.3 g
Fats:
15.1 g
Carbs:
53.4 g
Water:
24.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
Protein:
5.7 g
Fats:
4 g
Carbs:
16.8 g
Water:
72.4 g
Other:
1.1 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +277.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +217.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +63.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +196.7% |
~equal in
Protein
~5.7g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.761 g
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 | +503.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +590.3% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -57.6% |
