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Figs vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between figs and penne

  • Penne is higher than figs in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Penne covers your daily phosphorus needs 15% more than figs.
  • Figs contain 9 times more sugar than penne. While figs contain 16.26g of sugar, penne contains only 1.9g.
  • The glycemic index of penne is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Figs, raw 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.
Figs
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 11% 20% 14% 23% 4.1% 6% 0.13% 17% 1.1%
Penne
5
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 +90.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.3%
Contains more IronIron +116.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +742.9%

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.
Figs
11
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 6.7% 2.3% 2.2% 0% 15% 12% 7.5% 18% 26% 0% 12% 4.5% 2.6%
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 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 D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Figs Penne DV% diff.
Phosphorus 14mg 118mg 15%
Sodium 1mg 248mg 11%
Protein 0.75g 5.7g 10%
Saturated fat 0.06g 2.3g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 9%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.1mg 9%
Copper 0.07mg 8%
Fats 0.3g 4g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 6%
Manganese 0.128mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 5%
Iron 0.37mg 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 35mg 89mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3%
Calories 74kcal 126kcal 3%
Magnesium 17mg 30mg 3%
Potassium 232mg 122mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.144g 0.4g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.066g 1g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Choline 4.7mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 19.18g 16.8g 1%
Fiber 2.9g 2.7g 1%
Net carbs 16.28g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 16.26g 1.9g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.024mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Figs
2
19% 79%
Protein: 0.75 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 19.18 g
Water: 79.11 g
Other: 0.66 g
Penne
3
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 CarbsCarbs +14.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +660%
Contains more FatsFats +1233.3%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
~equal in Water ~72.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Figs
1
22% 24% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.066 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.144 g
Penne
2
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 -97.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1415.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.8%

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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. Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173021/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.