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Penne vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between penne and candy bar

  • Penne has less phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, potassium, fiber, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than candy bar.
  • Candy bar covers your daily need for phosphorus, 27% more than penne.
  • Penne has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Candies, peanut bar.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +233.6%
Contains more IronIron +21.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +258.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.1%

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.
Penne
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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%
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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Penne Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 11769%
Copper 0.774mg 86%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.4g 10.65g 68%
Manganese 1.243mg 54%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 50%
Fats 4g 33.7g 46%
Monounsaturated fat 1g 16.721g 39%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 27%
Phosphorus 118mg 308mg 27%
Zinc 1.1mg 3.94mg 26%
Calories 126kcal 522kcal 20%
Protein 5.7g 15.5g 20%
Folate 75µg 19%
Magnesium 30mg 110mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 17%
Saturated fat 2.3g 4.678g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 11%
Carbs 16.8g 47.4g 10%
Selenium 4.7µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 8%
Potassium 122mg 407mg 8%
Fiber 2.7g 4.1g 6%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Sodium 248mg 156mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.8mg 0.97mg 2%
Calcium 89mg 78mg 1%
Net carbs 14.1g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 1.9g 42.22g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +4425%
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.9%
Contains more FatsFats +742.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +182.1%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1572.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2562.5%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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