Penne vs. Crab stick — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between penne and crab stick

Penne is richer in fiber, calcium, zinc, and iron, yet crab stick is richer in phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for crab stick is 23% higher.
Penne contains 11 times more saturated fat than crab stick. Penne contains 2.3g of saturated fat, while crab stick contains 0.216g.

Food types used in this article are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi.

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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

Crab stick

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+584.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.6%
Contains more IronIron	+105.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+139%

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

Crab stick

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium		22.3µg	41%
Vitamin B12		0.57µg	24%
Phosphorus	118mg	282mg	23%
Sodium	248mg	529mg	12%
Vitamin B6		0.13mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.216g	9%
Fiber	2.7g	0.5g	9%
Calcium	89mg	13mg	8%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.33mg	7%
Vitamin B2		0.08mg	6%
Fats	4g	0.46g	5%
Iron	0.8mg	0.39mg	5%
Vitamin B3		0.62mg	4%
Protein	5.7g	7.62g	4%
Copper		0.032mg	4%
Vitamin B1		0.03mg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	43mg	3%
Cholesterol	12mg	20mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.275g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.143g	2%
Choline		13mg	2%
Calories	126kcal	95kcal	2%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Potassium	122mg	90mg	1%
Carbs	16.8g	15g	1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	14.5g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	6.25g	N/A
Manganese		0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g	0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.075mg	0%
Threonine		0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.23mg	0%
Leucine		0.607mg	0%
Lysine		0.707mg	0%
Methionine		0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.26mg	0%
Valine		0.286mg	0%
Histidine		0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.089g	N/A