Penne vs. Cream of Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between penne and cream of Wheat

Penne has more phosphorus, zinc, fiber, and magnesium; however, cream of Wheat is higher in iron and vitamin A.
Cream of Wheat covers your daily need for iron, 52% more than penne.
Penne has 61 times more saturated fat than cream of Wheat. While penne has 2.3g of saturated fat, cream of Wheat has only 0.038g.
The glycemic index of cream of Wheat is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, instant, prepared with water, without salt.

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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 of Wheat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+39.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+510%
Contains more ZincZinc	+547.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+555.6%

Contains more IronIron	+520%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.9%

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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 of Wheat

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.8mg	4.96mg	52%
Vitamin A		232µg	26%
Vitamin B6		0.309mg	24%
Vitamin B3		3.093mg	19%
Vitamin B1		0.232mg	19%
Folate		62µg	16%
Vitamin B2		0.21mg	16%
Phosphorus	118mg	18mg	14%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.038g	10%
Fiber	2.7g	0.6g	8%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.17mg	8%
Protein	5.7g	1.84g	8%
Magnesium	30mg	6mg	6%
Selenium		3.5µg	6%
Sodium	248mg	102mg	6%
Fats	4g	0.24g	6%
Copper		0.043mg	5%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Calories	126kcal	62kcal	3%
Potassium	122mg	20mg	3%
Calcium	89mg	64mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.134g	2%
Vitamin B5		0.082mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.033g	2%
Carbs	16.8g	13.08g	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	12.48g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	0.07g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.025mg	0%
Threonine		0.058mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.08mg	0%
Leucine		0.139mg	0%
Lysine		0.047mg	0%
Methionine		0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.099mg	0%
Valine		0.089mg	0%
Histidine		0.042mg	0%