Penne vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are penne and canola oil different?
- Penne is richer in phosphorus, fiber, iron, zinc, calcium, and magnesium, while canola oil is higher in monounsaturated fat.
- Canola oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 25% more than penne.
- Canola oil is lower in sodium.
- Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than canola oil (0).
KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Oil, canola 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 | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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.
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 28.142g | 185% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 63.276g | 156% |
Fats | 4g | 100g | 148% |
Vitamin E | 17.46mg | 116% | |
Vitamin K | 71.3µg | 59% | |
Calories | 126kcal | 884kcal | 38% |
Saturated fat | 2.3g | 7.365g | 23% |
Phosphorus | 118mg | 0mg | 17% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 0g | 11% |
Sodium | 248mg | 0mg | 11% |
Protein | 5.7g | 0g | 11% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0mg | 10% |
Iron | 0.8mg | 0mg | 10% |
Calcium | 89mg | 0mg | 9% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 0mg | 7% |
Carbs | 16.8g | 0g | 6% |
Potassium | 122mg | 0mg | 4% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
Net carbs | 14.1g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.9g | 0g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.2g | 0.395g | N/A |
Choline | 0.2mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 9.137g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 18.64g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.7 g
Fats:
4 g
Carbs:
16.8 g
Water:
72.4 g
Other:
1.1 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +2400% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.4 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
28.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -68.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +6227.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +6935.5% |