Olive oil vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are olive oil and penne different?

Olive oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat; however, penne is richer in phosphorus, fiber, zinc, calcium, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for olive oil is 58% higher.
Olive oil contains 73 times more monounsaturated fat than penne. While olive oil contains 72.961g of monounsaturated fat, penne contains only 1g.
Penne has less saturated fat.
Olive oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than penne (43).

Oil, olive, salad or cooking and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared are the varieties used 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.

Olive oil

Penne

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+8800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12100%
Contains more IronIron	+42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~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.

Olive oil

Penne

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	72.961g	1g	180%
Fats	100g	4g	148%
Vitamin E	14.35mg		96%
Polyunsaturated fat	10.523g	0.4g	67%
Saturated fat	13.808g	2.3g	52%
Vitamin K	60.2µg		50%
Calories	884kcal	126kcal	38%
Phosphorus	0mg	118mg	17%
Protein	0g	5.7g	11%
Sodium	2mg	248mg	11%
Fiber	0g	2.7g	11%
Zinc	0mg	1.1mg	10%
Calcium	1mg	89mg	9%
Magnesium	0mg	30mg	7%
Carbs	0g	16.8g	6%
Potassium	1mg	122mg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Iron	0.56mg	0.8mg	3%
Net carbs	0g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Choline	0.3mg		0%