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Grape-Nuts Cereal vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between grape-Nuts Cereal and penne

  • Grape-Nuts Cereal is richer in iron, phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and potassium, yet penne is richer in calcium and monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for grape-Nuts Cereal is 340% higher.
  • Grape-Nuts Cereal contains 5 times more fiber than penne. Grape-Nuts Cereal contains 13g of fiber, while penne contains 2.7g.
  • Penne contains less sodium.
  • Penne has a lower glycemic index than grape-Nuts Cereal.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal 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 89% 9.6% 35% 1050% 113% 56% 200% 61% 422% 50%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +313.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +227.9%
Contains more IronIron +3400%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +295.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%

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 0.33% 0% 12% 0% 163% 28% 162% 52% 198% 0% 5% 259% 17%
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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 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 Grape-Nuts Cereal Penne DV% diff.
Iron 28mg 0.8mg 340%
Manganese 3.236mg 141%
Folate 345µg 86%
Vitamin B6 0.86mg 66%
Vitamin B3 8.62mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.65mg 54%
Phosphorus 467mg 118mg 50%
Fiber 13g 2.7g 41%
Copper 0.34mg 38%
Magnesium 124mg 30mg 22%
Carbs 80.49g 16.8g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.872mg 17%
Selenium 9.1µg 17%
Calories 361kcal 126kcal 12%
Protein 11.22g 5.7g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.34g 2.3g 9%
Sodium 465mg 248mg 9%
Zinc 2.07mg 1.1mg 9%
Potassium 400mg 122mg 8%
Calcium 32mg 89mg 6%
Choline 31.9mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Fats 1.81g 4g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.78g 0.4g 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.21g 1g 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.49g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 8.86g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 2% 80% 4% 3%
Protein: 11.22 g
Fats: 1.81 g
Carbs: 80.49 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 2.98 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 +96.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +379.1%
Contains more OtherOther +170.9%
Contains more FatsFats +121%
Contains more WaterWater +1968.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.34 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.78 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 -85.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +376.2%

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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. Grape-Nuts Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171647/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.