Penne vs. Drinking water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between penne and drinking water?
- Penne is richer than drinking water in phosphorus, fiber, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat.
- Penne's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 17% more.
- The glycemic index of drinking water is lower.
We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Beverages, water, tap, drinking 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +2900% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2866.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +10900% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.4% |
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.
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Phosphorus | 118mg | 0mg | 17% |
Protein | 5.7g | 0g | 11% |
Sodium | 248mg | 4mg | 11% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 0g | 11% |
Iron | 0.8mg | 0mg | 10% |
Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0g | 10% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.01mg | 10% |
Calcium | 89mg | 3mg | 9% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 1mg | 7% |
Calories | 126kcal | 0kcal | 6% |
Fats | 4g | 0g | 6% |
Carbs | 16.8g | 0g | 6% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
Potassium | 122mg | 0mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0g | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0g | 3% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 14.1g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.9g | 0g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.2g | 0g | 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:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
99.9 g
Other:
0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1000% |
Contains more WaterWater | +38% |