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Pancake vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pancake and penne different?

  • Pancake has more calcium, iron, phosphorus, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than penne.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for pancake is 16% higher.
  • Pancake contains 11 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. While pancake contains 4.447g of polyunsaturated fat, penne contains only 0.4g.
  • Penne has less cholesterol.
  • Penne has a lower glycemic index (43) than pancake (66).

Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared are the varieties 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 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
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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 CalciumCalcium +146.1%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.5%
~equal in Potassium ~122mg

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 1% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 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 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 Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pancake Penne DV% diff.
Selenium 14.9µg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.447g 0.4g 27%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.201mg 17%
Cholesterol 59mg 12mg 16%
Iron 1.8mg 0.8mg 13%
Calcium 219mg 89mg 13%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.567mg 10%
Folate 38µg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 9%
Fats 9.7g 4g 9%
Manganese 0.2mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.405mg 8%
Sodium 439mg 248mg 8%
Vitamin A 54µg 6%
Phosphorus 159mg 118mg 6%
Calories 227kcal 126kcal 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.1mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 4%
Carbs 28.3g 16.8g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.474g 1g 4%
Magnesium 16mg 30mg 3%
Saturated fat 2.122g 2.3g 1%
Protein 6.4g 5.7g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 28.3g 14.1g N/A
Potassium 132mg 122mg 0%
Sugar 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 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 +12.3%
Contains more FatsFats +142.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.5%
Contains more OtherOther +145.5%
Contains more WaterWater +36.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 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 +147.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1011.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.3g

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/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.