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Garlic vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between garlic and penne

  • Garlic has more vitamin C, iron, calcium, and potassium, while penne has more monounsaturated fat.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 35% higher.
  • Penne contains 3 times less potassium than garlic. Garlic contains 401mg of potassium, while penne contains 122mg.
  • The amount of sodium in garlic is lower.
  • Garlic has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of garlic is 30, while the glycemic index of penne is 43.

The food types used in this comparison are Garlic, 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.
Garlic
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Penne
1
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 +103.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +228.7%
Contains more IronIron +112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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.
Garlic
10
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Penne
0
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 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 A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Penne DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 95%
Manganese 1.672mg 73%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Copper 0.299mg 33%
Selenium 14.2µg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 12%
Iron 1.7mg 0.8mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.089g 2.3g 10%
Sodium 17mg 248mg 10%
Calcium 181mg 89mg 9%
Potassium 401mg 122mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 8%
Phosphorus 153mg 118mg 5%
Fats 0.5g 4g 5%
Carbs 33.06g 16.8g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 1g 2%
Fiber 2.1g 2.7g 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.4g 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Calories 149kcal 126kcal 1%
Protein 6.36g 5.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Zinc 1.16mg 1.1mg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 1g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Penne
2
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 +11.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.8%
Contains more OtherOther +36.4%
Contains more FatsFats +700%
Contains more WaterWater +23.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 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 -96.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8990.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.6%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.