Penne vs. Chinese cuisine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and chinese cuisine different?

Penne is higher in calcium and phosphorus; however, chinese cuisine is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for chinese cuisine is 25% higher.
Penne contains 4 times more calcium than chinese cuisine. While penne contains 89mg of calcium, chinese cuisine contains only 22mg.
Chinese cuisine has less saturated fat.
Penne has a lower glycemic index (43) than chinese cuisine (60).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables are the varieties 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.

Penne

Chinese cuisine

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+304.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.2%
Contains more IronIron	+38.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.4%

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

Chinese cuisine

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		51.3µg	43%
Vitamin B12		0.48µg	20%
Vitamin C	0mg	11.6mg	13%
Vitamin B6		0.161mg	12%
Selenium		6.7µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	2.13g	12%
Folate		45µg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.443mg	9%
Vitamin B3		1.32mg	8%
Vitamin A		63µg	7%
Sodium	248mg	409mg	7%
Calcium	89mg	22mg	7%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.978g	6%
Manganese		0.147mg	6%
Choline		34.5mg	6%
Phosphorus	118mg	76mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.82mg	5%
Fiber	2.7g	1.5g	5%
Copper		0.049mg	5%
Vitamin B2		0.055mg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	15mg	4%
Zinc	1.1mg	1.5mg	4%
Iron	0.8mg	1.11mg	4%
Carbs	16.8g	7.29g	3%
Vitamin B1		0.033mg	3%
Protein	5.7g	7.08g	3%
Potassium	122mg	204mg	2%
Fats	4g	5.3g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	1.217g	1%
Fructose		0.55g	1%
Calories	126kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Starch		1.82g	1%
Cholesterol	12mg	14mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	5.79g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	3IU	0%
Sugar	1.9g	2.41g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g	0.058g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.083mg	0%
Threonine		0.313mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.314mg	0%
Leucine		0.525mg	0%
Lysine		0.552mg	0%
Methionine		0.158mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.317mg	0%
Valine		0.327mg	0%
Histidine		0.207mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.264g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.803g	N/A