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Kit Kat vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between kit Kat and penne

  • Kit Kat is higher in monounsaturated fat, yet penne is higher in zinc and fiber.
  • Kit Kat covers your daily saturated fat needs 78% more than penne.
  • Kit Kat contains 26 times more sugar than penne. While kit Kat contains 48.68g of sugar, penne contains only 1.9g.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, KIT KAT Wafer Bar 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 26% 38% 20% 38% 73% 2.5% 58% 7% 13% 27%
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 +23.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.3%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1122.2%

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.
Kit Kat
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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% 8% 6.8% 0% 29% 48% 9.4% 38% 4.6% 70% 13% 11% 17%
Penne
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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 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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kit Kat Penne DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.953g 2.3g 71%
Fats 25.99g 4g 34%
Copper 0.22mg 24%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 23%
Calories 518kcal 126kcal 20%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 16%
Carbs 64.59g 16.8g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.64mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.844g 1g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.117mg 10%
Selenium 5µg 9%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.1mg 9%
Sodium 54mg 248mg 8%
Fiber 1g 2.7g 7%
Choline 31mg 6%
Folate 14µg 4%
Calcium 125mg 89mg 4%
Starch 10.6g 4%
Vitamin K 5.2µg 4%
Caffeine 14mg 4%
Manganese 0.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.895g 0.4g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 24µg 3%
Iron 1mg 0.8mg 3%
Potassium 231mg 122mg 3%
Protein 6.51g 5.7g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 2%
Phosphorus 135mg 118mg 2%
Magnesium 37mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Net carbs 63.59g 14.1g N/A
Cholesterol 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 48.68g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.099g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.09mg 0%
Threonine 0.19mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.28mg 0%
Leucine 0.52mg 0%
Lysine 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.27mg 0%
Valine 0.36mg 0%
Histidine 0.11mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.075g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 65%
Protein: 6.51 g
Fats: 25.99 g
Carbs: 64.59 g
Water: 1.63 g
Other: 1.28 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 +14.2%
Contains more FatsFats +549.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +284.5%
Contains more OtherOther +16.4%
Contains more WaterWater +4341.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 24% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.953 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.844 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.895 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 +484.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +123.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%

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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. Kit Kat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167992/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.