Penne vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and American cheese different?

Penne is higher in fiber; however, American cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, zinc, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 96% higher.
Penne has less sodium.
American cheese has a lower glycemic index (27) than penne (43).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D 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.

Penne

American cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more IronIron	+27%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1074.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+126.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+443.2%

~equal in Potassium ~132mg

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.

Penne

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	89mg	1045mg	96%
Phosphorus	118mg	641mg	75%
Saturated fat	2.3g	18.057g	72%
Vitamin B12		1.5µg	63%
Sodium	248mg	1671mg	62%
Fats	4g	31.79g	43%
Selenium		20.2µg	37%
Cholesterol	12mg	100mg	29%
Vitamin A		250µg	28%
Protein	5.7g	18.13g	25%
Vitamin B2		0.234mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	8.236g	18%
Zinc	1.1mg	2.49mg	13%
Calories	126kcal	371kcal	12%
Fiber	2.7g	0g	11%
Vitamin B5		0.403mg	8%
Choline		36.2mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	1.286g	6%
Copper		0.046mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Vitamin B6		0.054mg	4%
Carbs	16.8g	3.7g	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.6µg	3%
Vitamin D	0IU	23IU	3%
Manganese		0.041mg	2%
Iron	0.8mg	0.63mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.6µg	2%
Folate		8µg	2%
Vitamin B1		0.015mg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	26mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	3.7g	N/A
Potassium	122mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g	2.26g	N/A
Vitamin B3		0.076mg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g	1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.232mg	0%
Threonine		0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.938mg	0%
Leucine		1.716mg	0%
Lysine		1.516mg	0%
Methionine		0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.939mg	0%
Valine		1.187mg	0%
Histidine		0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A