Penne vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between penne and carambola?
- Penne is richer in phosphorus, iron, zinc, calcium, and monounsaturated fat, yet carambola is richer in vitamin C.
- Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 38% higher.
- Penne has 124 times more sodium than carambola. Penne has 248mg of sodium, while carambola has 2mg.
We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types in this comparison.
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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 | +200% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2866.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +900% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +816.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +883.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.2% |
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 34.4mg | 38% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 12mg | 15% |
| Copper | 0.137mg | 15% | |
| Sodium | 248mg | 2mg | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0.019g | 10% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 0.08mg | 9% |
| Protein | 5.7g | 1.04g | 9% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.12mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 3mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.391mg | 8% | |
| Fats | 4g | 0.33g | 6% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 10mg | 5% |
| Calories | 126kcal | 31kcal | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 6.73g | 3% |
| Folate | 12µg | 3% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0.03g | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.367mg | 2% | |
| Manganese | 0.037mg | 2% | |
| Choline | 7.6mg | 1% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.184g | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.017mg | 1% | |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.014mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.15mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 3.93g | N/A |
| Potassium | 122mg | 133mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 3.98g | N/A |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 2.8g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 3µg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.008mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.044mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.044mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.077mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.077mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.021mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.037mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.05mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.008mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +448.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1112.1% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +149.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +111.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +26.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3233.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +117.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.2% |
