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Eggplant vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between eggplant and penne

  • Penne is higher than eggplant in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Penne covers your daily phosphorus needs 13% more than eggplant.
  • Eggplant contains 2 times more potassium than penne. While eggplant contains 229mg of potassium, penne contains only 122mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in eggplant is lower.
  • The glycemic index of eggplant is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Eggplant, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
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 +87.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +888.9%
Contains more IronIron +247.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +587.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +391.7%

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.
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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
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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 Eggplant Penne DV% diff.
Phosphorus 24mg 118mg 13%
Sodium 2mg 248mg 11%
Manganese 0.232mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.034g 2.3g 10%
Zinc 0.16mg 1.1mg 9%
Copper 0.081mg 9%
Protein 0.98g 5.7g 9%
Calcium 9mg 89mg 8%
Iron 0.23mg 0.8mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 6%
Folate 22µg 6%
Fats 0.18g 4g 6%
Calories 25kcal 126kcal 5%
Magnesium 14mg 30mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Carbs 5.88g 16.8g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 3%
Potassium 229mg 122mg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 1g 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.4g 2%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Fiber 3g 2.7g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 2.88g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 3.53g 1.9g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Penne
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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 +27.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +481.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2122.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.7%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Penne
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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 -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +426.3%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.