Penne vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between penne and chocolate cake?
- Chocolate cake is richer than penne in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Chocolate cake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 16% more.
- Penne has 2 times more fiber than chocolate cake. While penne has 2.7g of fiber, chocolate cake has only 1.6g.
- The amount of saturated fat in penne is lower.
We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types 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 CalciumCalcium | +48.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +59.4% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +11.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -21.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +14.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +101.3% |
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 |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.207mg | 23% | |
| Choline | 128.4mg | 23% | |
| Selenium | 11.9µg | 22% | |
| Fats | 4g | 15.1g | 17% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.213mg | 16% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 2.761g | 16% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 58mg | 15% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 5.43g | 14% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 6.039g | 13% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.141mg | 12% | |
| Manganese | 0.28mg | 12% | |
| Calories | 126kcal | 371kcal | 12% |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 53.4g | 12% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 1.61mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.137mg | 7% | |
| Folate | 27µg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.16µg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.304mg | 6% | |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 1.6g | 4% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.69mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 60mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 248mg | 315mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 106mg | 2% |
| Protein | 5.7g | 5.3g | 1% |
| Potassium | 122mg | 140mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 51.8g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 32mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.068mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.202mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.407mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.268mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.116mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.265mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.283mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.12mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.005g | 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:
5.3 g
Fats:
15.1 g
Carbs:
53.4 g
Water:
24.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
| Contains more WaterWater | +196.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +277.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +217.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +63.6% |
~equal in
Protein
~5.3g
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
5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.761 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -57.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +503.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +590.3% |
