Penne vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and dried fruit different?

Penne is richer in phosphorus, zinc, and monounsaturated fat, while dried fruit is higher in vitamin A, potassium, iron, and fiber.
Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 72% more than penne.
Penne contains 135 times more saturated fat than dried fruit. Penne contains 2.3g of saturated fat, while dried fruit contains 0.017g.
Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than dried fruit (31).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked types were 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

Dried fruit

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+61.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+182.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+852.5%
Contains more IronIron	+232.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96%

~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

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

Dried fruit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper		0.343mg	38%
Potassium	122mg	1162mg	31%
Vitamin E		4.33mg	29%
Iron	0.8mg	2.66mg	23%
Vitamin A		180µg	20%
Fiber	2.7g	7.3g	18%
Vitamin B3		2.589mg	16%
Fructose		12.47g	16%
Carbs	16.8g	62.64g	15%
Vitamin B6		0.143mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.017g	10%
Vitamin B5		0.516mg	10%
Manganese		0.235mg	10%
Sodium	248mg	10mg	10%
Phosphorus	118mg	71mg	7%
Vitamin B2		0.074mg	6%
Calories	126kcal	241kcal	6%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.39mg	6%
Fats	4g	0.51g	5%
Protein	5.7g	3.39g	5%
Selenium		2.2µg	4%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Choline		13.9mg	3%
Folate		10µg	3%
Calcium	89mg	55mg	3%
Vitamin K		3.1µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.074g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.074g	2%
Vitamin B1		0.015mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	55.34g	N/A
Magnesium	30mg	32mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g	53.44g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.016mg	0%
Threonine		0.073mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.063mg	0%
Leucine		0.105mg	0%
Lysine		0.083mg	0%
Methionine		0.015mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.062mg	0%
Valine		0.078mg	0%
Histidine		0.047mg	0%