Corn chips vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are corn chips and penne different?
- Corn chips have more phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than penne.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for corn chips is 12% higher.
- Corn chips contain 41 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. While corn chips contain 16.438g of polyunsaturated fat, penne contains only 0.4g.
- Penne has less sodium.
Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +140% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +55.1% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +18% |
| Contains more IronIron | +50% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +17.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +64.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -51.8% |
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 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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 16.438g | 0.4g | 107% |
| Vitamin E | 7.23mg | 48% | |
| Fats | 33.36g | 4g | 45% |
| Calories | 538kcal | 126kcal | 21% |
| Starch | 51.36g | 21% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.134g | 1g | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.333mg | 14% | |
| Selenium | 7.6µg | 14% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.167mg | 13% | |
| Carbs | 56.9g | 16.8g | 13% |
| Sodium | 514mg | 248mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.101mg | 11% | |
| Phosphorus | 194mg | 118mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 72mg | 30mg | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 4.331g | 2.3g | 9% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.078mg | 6% | |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 0.8mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 4g | 2.7g | 5% |
| Calcium | 138mg | 89mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.842mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin K | 6.3µg | 5% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.19mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.047mg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 12mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 1.29mg | 1.1mg | 2% |
| Folate | 8µg | 2% | |
| Choline | 12.1mg | 2% | |
| Protein | 6.17g | 5.7g | 1% |
| Potassium | 144mg | 122mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 52.9g | 14.1g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.27g | 1.9g | N/A |
| Vitamin A | 3µg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.088g | 0.2g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.046mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.246mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.235mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.803mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.185mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.137mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.322mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.331mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.2mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.006g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.264g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.006g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.013g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.007g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 16.036g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
6.17 g
Fats:
33.36 g
Carbs:
56.9 g
Water:
1.07 g
Other:
2.5 g
Protein:
5.7 g
Fats:
4 g
Carbs:
16.8 g
Water:
72.4 g
Other:
1.1 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +734% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +238.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +127.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +6666.4% |
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Protein
~5.7g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
4.331 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
9.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
16.438 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 | +813.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +4009.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -46.9% |
