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French toast vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between french toast and penne

  • French toast is higher than penne in iron, vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • French toast covers your daily cholesterol needs 35% more than penne.
  • The amount of cholesterol in penne is lower.
  • The glycemic index of penne is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
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 CalciumCalcium +12.4%
Contains more IronIron +108.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.2%
~equal in Potassium ~122mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~118mg

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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
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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 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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French toast Penne DV% diff.
Selenium 20.1µg 37%
Cholesterol 116mg 12mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.204mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.594g 0.4g 15%
Vitamin A 124µg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 13%
Folate 43µg 11%
Iron 1.67mg 0.8mg 11%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.549mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.628mg 10%
Fats 10.8g 4g 10%
Sodium 479mg 248mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.524g 1g 9%
Manganese 0.188mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 6%
Copper 0.058mg 6%
Calories 229kcal 126kcal 5%
Zinc 0.67mg 1.1mg 4%
Protein 7.7g 5.7g 4%
Magnesium 17mg 30mg 3%
Carbs 25g 16.8g 3%
Saturated fat 2.723g 2.3g 2%
Calcium 100mg 89mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 25g 14.1g N/A
Potassium 134mg 122mg 0%
Sugar 1.9g N/A
Phosphorus 117mg 118mg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.389mg 0%
Valine 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 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 ProteinProtein +35.1%
Contains more FatsFats +170%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.8%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +352.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +548.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.5%

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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. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.