Minestrone vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between minestrone and penne?
- Minestrone is richer in vitamin A, yet penne is richer in phosphorus, fiber, calcium, zinc, magnesium, and iron.
- Minestrone's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 19% higher.
- Minestrone contains less saturated fat.
We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types in this comparison.
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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.
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +900% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +535.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +110.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +254.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +413% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| 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 FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Phosphorus | 23mg | 118mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2.7g | 9% |
| Saturated fat | 0.23g | 2.3g | 9% |
| Protein | 1.77g | 5.7g | 8% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 89mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.152mg | 7% | |
| Zinc | 0.31mg | 1.1mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 3mg | 30mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.051mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin A | 49µg | 5% | |
| Calories | 34kcal | 126kcal | 5% |
| Iron | 0.38mg | 0.8mg | 5% |
| Fats | 1.04g | 4g | 5% |
| Folate | 15µg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 12mg | 4% |
| Carbs | 4.66g | 16.8g | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.14mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.391mg | 2% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.29g | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.022mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.018mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 4.26g | 14.1g | N/A |
| Potassium | 130mg | 122mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
| Sodium | 254mg | 248mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.46g | 0.4g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.013mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.043mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.054mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.098mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.076mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.064mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.074mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.03mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.77 g
Fats:
1.04 g
Carbs:
4.66 g
Water:
91.33 g
Other:
1.2 g
Protein:
5.7 g
Fats:
4 g
Carbs:
16.8 g
Water:
72.4 g
Other:
1.1 g
| Contains more WaterWater | +26.1% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +222% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +284.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +260.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.46 g
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 | -90% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +15% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +244.8% |
