Penne vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are penne and cottage cheese different?
- Penne is richer in fiber, iron, zinc, and magnesium, while cottage cheese is higher in phosphorus.
- Penne covers your daily need for fiber, 11% more than cottage cheese.
- Penne contains 11 times more iron than cottage cheese. Penne contains 0.8mg of iron, while cottage cheese contains 0.07mg.
- Penne is lower in sodium.
- Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than cottage cheese (10).
KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd 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 | +275% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +17.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1042.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +175% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -31.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +34.7% |
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 DVitamin D | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 9.7µg | 18% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.43µg | 18% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.163mg | 13% | |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 0g | 11% |
| Protein | 5.7g | 11.12g | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.557mg | 11% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 0.07mg | 9% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.4mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 159mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 8mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 248mg | 364mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.046mg | 4% | |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 3.38g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 37µg | 4% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 1.718g | 3% |
| Choline | 18.4mg | 3% | |
| Folate | 12µg | 3% | |
| Copper | 0.029mg | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.123g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 17mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.027mg | 2% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0.778g | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.099mg | 1% | |
| Calories | 126kcal | 98kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 122mg | 104mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 83mg | 1% |
| Fats | 4g | 4.3g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 3.38g | N/A |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 3IU | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 2.67g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.002mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.147mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.5mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.591mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.116mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.934mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.269mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.577mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.748mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.326mg | 0% |
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:
11.12 g
Fats:
4.3 g
Carbs:
3.38 g
Water:
79.79 g
Other:
1.41 g
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +397% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +95.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +10.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +28.2% |
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Fats
~4.3g
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
1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.123 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +28.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +225.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -25.3% |
