Pastry vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between pastry and penne
- Pastry has more iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, penne is higher in phosphorus, calcium, and zinc.
- Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 37% more than penne.
- Pastry has 22 times more monounsaturated fat than penne. While pastry has 21.597g of monounsaturated fat, penne has only 1g.
- Penne has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of pastry is higher.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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.
Contains more IronIron | +220% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +87.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +790% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +100% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +107.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +96.7% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Fats | 38.1g | 4g | 52% |
Monounsaturated fat | 21.597g | 1g | 51% |
Selenium | 24.2µg | 44% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.398mg | 33% | |
Saturated fat | 9.643g | 2.3g | 33% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.894g | 0.4g | 30% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.168mg | 26% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.283mg | 22% | |
Iron | 2.56mg | 0.8mg | 22% |
Manganese | 0.488mg | 21% | |
Calories | 551kcal | 126kcal | 21% |
Folate | 78µg | 20% | |
Copper | 0.114mg | 13% | |
Vitamin K | 16.1µg | 13% | |
Carbs | 45.1g | 16.8g | 9% |
Calcium | 10mg | 89mg | 8% |
Phosphorus | 60mg | 118mg | 8% |
Zinc | 0.53mg | 1.1mg | 5% |
Fiber | 1.5g | 2.7g | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 4% | |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 12mg | 4% |
Protein | 7.3g | 5.7g | 3% |
Magnesium | 16mg | 30mg | 3% |
Potassium | 61mg | 122mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.021mg | 2% | |
Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 43.6g | 14.1g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.74g | 1.9g | N/A |
Sodium | 249mg | 248mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.085mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.196mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.272mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.508mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.142mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.129mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.362mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.308mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.156mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +28.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +852.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +168.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +751.8% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2059.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1123.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -76.1% |