Penne vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between penne and cream cheese

Penne has more fiber, iron, and zinc; however, cream cheese is higher in vitamin A, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 90% more than penne.
Penne has less sugar.
The glycemic index of penne is higher.

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

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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

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+233.3%
Contains more IronIron	+627.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+120%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21%

~equal in Calcium ~97mg

~equal in Potassium ~132mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~107mg

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

Cream cheese

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.3g	20.213g	81%
Fats	4g	34.44g	47%
Vitamin A		308µg	34%
Cholesterol	12mg	101mg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	8.907g	20%
Vitamin B2		0.23mg	18%
Selenium		8.6µg	16%
Calories	126kcal	350kcal	11%
Fiber	2.7g	0g	11%
Vitamin B5		0.517mg	10%
Iron	0.8mg	0.11mg	9%
Vitamin B12		0.22µg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	1.483g	7%
Vitamin E		0.86mg	6%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.5mg	5%
Magnesium	30mg	9mg	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Vitamin B6		0.056mg	4%
Carbs	16.8g	5.52g	4%
Sodium	248mg	314mg	3%
Phosphorus	118mg	107mg	2%
Vitamin B1		0.023mg	2%
Copper		0.018mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Folate		9µg	2%
Vitamin B3		0.091mg	1%
Protein	5.7g	6.15g	1%
Calcium	89mg	97mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	5.52g	N/A
Potassium	122mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Manganese		0.011mg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.069mg	0%
Threonine		0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.324mg	0%
Leucine		0.657mg	0%
Lysine		0.567mg	0%
Methionine		0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.291mg	0%
Valine		0.395mg	0%
Histidine		0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A