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Nori vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between nori and penne

  • Nori has more vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and potassium; however, penne has more fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 104% more.
  • Nori is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, laver, raw 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.
Nori
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Penne
3
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 +191.8%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.4%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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.
Nori
11
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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Penne
0
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 CVitamin C +∞%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nori Penne DV% diff.
Vitamin C 39mg 0mg 43%
Manganese 0.988mg 43%
Folate 146µg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.446mg 34%
Vitamin A 260µg 29%
Copper 0.264mg 29%
Iron 1.8mg 0.8mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.159mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.061g 2.3g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 10%
Fiber 0.3g 2.7g 10%
Phosphorus 58mg 118mg 9%
Sodium 48mg 248mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.47mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 8%
Potassium 356mg 122mg 7%
Magnesium 2mg 30mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Fats 0.28g 4g 6%
Calories 35kcal 126kcal 5%
Carbs 5.11g 16.8g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 1g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.4g 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Calcium 70mg 89mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 5.81g 5.7g 0%
Net carbs 4.81g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 0.49g 1.9g N/A
Zinc 1.05mg 1.1mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
3
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Penne
2
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 +17.4%
Contains more OtherOther +242.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1328.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +228.8%
~equal in Protein ~5.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
1
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Penne
2
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 -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.6%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.