Pecan vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pecan and penne different?
- Pecan is higher than penne in zinc, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, potassium, and monounsaturated fat.
- Pecan covers your daily need for zinc, 31% more than penne.
- Pecan contains 41 times more monounsaturated fat than penne. Pecan contains 40.801g of monounsaturated fat, while penne contains 1g.
- Penne is lower in saturated fat.
- Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than pecan (10).
Nuts, pecans and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +303.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +236.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +216.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +311.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +134.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +27.1% |
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 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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 4.5mg | 196% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 21.614g | 0.4g | 141% |
| Copper | 1.2mg | 133% | |
| Fats | 71.97g | 4g | 105% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 40.801g | 1g | 100% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.66mg | 55% | |
| Zinc | 4.53mg | 1.1mg | 31% |
| Fiber | 9.6g | 2.7g | 28% |
| Calories | 691kcal | 126kcal | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 277mg | 118mg | 23% |
| Iron | 2.53mg | 0.8mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 121mg | 30mg | 22% |
| Saturated fat | 6.18g | 2.3g | 18% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.863mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.21mg | 16% | |
| Sodium | 0mg | 248mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.13mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin E | 1.4mg | 9% | |
| Potassium | 410mg | 122mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 3.8µg | 7% | |
| Protein | 9.17g | 5.7g | 7% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.167mg | 7% | |
| Choline | 40.5mg | 7% | |
| Folate | 22µg | 6% | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 12mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 3.5µg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 70mg | 89mg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 13.86g | 16.8g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 4.26g | 14.1g | N/A |
| Sugar | 3.97g | 1.9g | N/A |
| Starch | 0.46g | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 3µg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.093mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.306mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.336mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.598mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.287mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.426mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.411mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.262mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.04g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +60.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1699.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +34.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +21.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1956.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3980.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5303.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -62.8% |
