Penne vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between penne and eggs
- Penne is higher in fiber, yet eggs are higher in vitamin D, vitamin A, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat.
- Eggs cover your daily cholesterol needs 120% more than penne.
- The amount of sodium in eggs is lower.
- The glycemic index of eggs is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled.
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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 | +200% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +78% |
| Contains more IronIron | +48.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +45.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
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 DVitamin D | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 2mg | 222% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 373mg | 120% |
| Selenium | 30.8µg | 56% | |
| Choline | 293.8mg | 53% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.11µg | 46% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.513mg | 39% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.398mg | 28% | |
| Vitamin A | 149µg | 17% | |
| Protein | 5.7g | 12.58g | 14% |
| Folate | 44µg | 11% | |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.2µg | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 87IU | 11% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 0g | 11% |
| Fats | 4g | 10.61g | 10% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.121mg | 9% | |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 172mg | 8% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 4.077g | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 1.03mg | 7% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 1.414g | 7% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 6% | |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 1.12g | 5% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 10mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 1.19mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 248mg | 124mg | 5% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 3.267g | 4% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 50mg | 4% |
| Calories | 126kcal | 155kcal | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.026mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Potassium | 122mg | 126mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 1.05mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.064mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.153mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.604mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.686mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.075mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.904mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.392mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.668mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.767mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.298mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.038g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1400% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +120.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +165.3% |
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Water
~74.62g
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Other
~1.07g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -29.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +307.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +253.5% |
