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Plum vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between plums and penne

  • Plums are higher in vitamin C and vitamin A, yet penne is higher in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Penne covers your daily phosphorus needs 15% more than plums.
  • The amount of saturated fat in plums is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Plums, 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.
Plum
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
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 +28.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +328.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1383.3%
Contains more IronIron +370.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +637.5%
~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.
Plum
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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
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 Plum Penne DV% diff.
Phosphorus 16mg 118mg 15%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 0mg 11%
Sodium 0mg 248mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.3g 10%
Protein 0.7g 5.7g 10%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.1mg 9%
Calcium 6mg 89mg 8%
Iron 0.17mg 0.8mg 8%
Fats 0.28g 4g 6%
Copper 0.057mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 5%
Magnesium 7mg 30mg 5%
Fiber 1.4g 2.7g 5%
Calories 46kcal 126kcal 4%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 1g 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 2%
Carbs 11.42g 16.8g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.4g 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Potassium 157mg 122mg 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 9.92g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Choline 1.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
1
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Penne
4
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 WaterWater +20.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +714.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1328.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.1%
Contains more OtherOther +197.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
1
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 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 -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +646.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +809.1%

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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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.