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True morels vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between true morels and penne?

  • True morels are richer in iron, vitamin D, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, yet penne is richer in monounsaturated fat.
  • True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 142% higher.
  • True morels contain less sodium.
  • True morels have a lower glycemic index than penne.

We used Mushrooms, morel, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
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 +236.9%
Contains more IronIron +1422.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107%

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% 0% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
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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 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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient True morels Penne DV% diff.
Iron 12.18mg 0.8mg 142%
Copper 0.625mg 69%
Vitamin D 206IU 0IU 26%
Manganese 0.587mg 26%
Vitamin D 5.1µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.252mg 14%
Phosphorus 194mg 118mg 11%
Sodium 21mg 248mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.065g 2.3g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.136mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Potassium 411mg 122mg 9%
Zinc 2.03mg 1.1mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.069mg 6%
Calories 31kcal 126kcal 5%
Protein 3.12g 5.7g 5%
Calcium 43mg 89mg 5%
Fats 0.57g 4g 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Carbs 5.1g 16.8g 4%
Magnesium 19mg 30mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 1g 2%
Net carbs 2.3g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 1.9g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.7g 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.433g 0.4g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 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 WaterWater +23.8%
Contains more OtherOther +45.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.7%
Contains more FatsFats +601.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 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 -97.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1823.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.4g

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/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.