Penne vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between penne and butter cookie

Penne has more fiber, zinc, and calcium, while butter cookie has more iron, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 44% higher.
Butter cookie contains 3 times less fiber than penne. Penne contains 2.7g of fiber, while butter cookie contains 0.8g.
The amount of saturated fat in penne is lower.
Penne has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of penne is 43, while the glycemic index of butter cookie is 55.

The food types used in this comparison are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+206.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+189.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.1%

Contains more IronIron

+177.5%

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

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

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.3g	11.051g	40%
Cholesterol	12mg	117mg	35%
Vitamin B1		0.37mg	31%
Vitamin B2		0.335mg	26%
Fats	4g	18.8g	23%
Copper		0.2mg	22%
Vitamin B3		3.19mg	20%
Folate		76µg	19%
Iron	0.8mg	2.22mg	18%
Vitamin A		165µg	18%
Calories	126kcal	467kcal	17%
Carbs	16.8g	68.9g	17%
Vitamin B12		0.36µg	15%
Selenium		8.4µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	5.522g	11%
Vitamin B5		0.488mg	10%
Fiber	2.7g	0.8g	8%
Manganese		0.17mg	7%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.38mg	7%
Calcium	89mg	29mg	6%
Magnesium	30mg	12mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.58mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.982g	4%
Vitamin B6		0.036mg	3%
Phosphorus	118mg	102mg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	16IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Choline		6.5mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein	5.7g	6.1g	1%
Sodium	248mg	282mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	68.1g	N/A
Potassium	122mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g	20.24g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.084mg	0%
Threonine		0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.277mg	0%
Leucine		0.471mg	0%
Lysine		0.308mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.299mg	0%
Valine		0.315mg	0%
Histidine		0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A