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Pork Meat vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork Meat and penne?

  • Pork Meat is higher in phosphorus, zinc, and potassium, yet penne is higher in fiber and calcium.
  • Pork Meat's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 21% more.
  • Pork Meat has 6 times more cholesterol than penne. While pork Meat has 73mg of cholesterol, penne has only 12mg.
  • The glycemic index of pork Meat is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types in this article.

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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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
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 +245.1%
Contains more IronIron +43.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1383.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

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% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Penne DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 79%
Selenium 38.2µg 69%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 57%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 46%
Protein 26.17g 5.7g 41%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 24%
Phosphorus 267mg 118mg 21%
Cholesterol 73mg 12mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 20%
Choline 88.9mg 16%
Copper 0.111mg 12%
Zinc 2.42mg 1.1mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Potassium 421mg 122mg 9%
Calcium 6mg 89mg 8%
Sodium 57mg 248mg 8%
Carbs 0g 16.8g 6%
Saturated fat 1.198g 2.3g 5%
Iron 1.15mg 0.8mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 1g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 0.4g 1%
Calories 143kcal 126kcal 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 0IU 1%
Fats 3.51g 4g 1%
Net carbs 0g 14.1g N/A
Magnesium 29mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.033g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Penne
4
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 +359.1%
Contains more FatsFats +14%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +26.4%
~equal in Water ~72.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Penne
0
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 -47.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.5%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.