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Meatball vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are meatball and penne different?

  • Meatball is higher than penne in phosphorus, iron, potassium, zinc, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Meatball covers your daily need for saturated fat, 27% more than penne.
  • Meatball contains 9 times more monounsaturated fat than penne. Meatball contains 9.188g of monounsaturated fat, while penne contains 1g.
  • Penne is lower in cholesterol.
  • Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than meatball (0).

Meatballs, frozen, Italian style and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types were used 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 22% 24% 26% 66% 41% 45% 102% 87% 37% 83%
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 +142.6%
Contains more IronIron +121.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.8%
~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% 7.3% 8.4% 1.5% 34% 53% 58% 55% 47% 125% 21% 27% 25%
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 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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Penne DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1µg 42%
Selenium 15.3µg 28%
Fats 22.21g 4g 28%
Saturated fat 7.627g 2.3g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.346g 0.4g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 9.188g 1g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.108mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 18%
Cholesterol 66mg 12mg 18%
Sodium 666mg 248mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.924mg 18%
Protein 14.4g 5.7g 17%
Phosphorus 239mg 118mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.202mg 16%
Copper 0.123mg 14%
Iron 1.77mg 0.8mg 12%
Manganese 0.282mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 11%
Folate 36µg 9%
Choline 45.2mg 8%
Calories 286kcal 126kcal 8%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 7%
Zinc 1.66mg 1.1mg 5%
Potassium 296mg 122mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Carbs 8.06g 16.8g 3%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Fiber 2.3g 2.7g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Starch 2.25g 1%
Calcium 80mg 89mg 1%
Net carbs 5.76g 14.1g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 31mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 3.47g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.577g 0.2g N/A
Fructose 0.21g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.163g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.022g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.07g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.815g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 22% 8% 54%
Protein: 14.4 g
Fats: 22.21 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 53.67 g
Other: 1.66 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 +152.6%
Contains more FatsFats +455.3%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.4%
Contains more WaterWater +34.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 46% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.627 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.346 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 +818.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +736.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.8%

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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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171638/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.