Penne vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are penne and foie gras different?
- Penne is richer in fiber, while foie gras is higher in vitamin A, iron, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat.
- Foie gras covers your daily need for vitamin A, 67% more than penne.
- Penne is lower in sodium.
KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +130.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +27.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +19.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -64.4% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +13.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +587.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +69.5% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 9.4µg | 392% | |
Vitamin A | 1001µg | 111% | |
Selenium | 44µg | 80% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 25.61g | 62% |
Fats | 4g | 43.84g | 61% |
Iron | 0.8mg | 5.5mg | 59% |
Saturated fat | 2.3g | 14.45g | 55% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 150mg | 46% |
Copper | 0.4mg | 44% | |
Vitamin B5 | 1.2mg | 24% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.299mg | 23% | |
Sodium | 248mg | 697mg | 20% |
Calories | 126kcal | 462kcal | 17% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.51mg | 16% | |
Folate | 60µg | 15% | |
Phosphorus | 118mg | 200mg | 12% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 0g | 11% |
Protein | 5.7g | 11.4g | 11% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.088mg | 7% | |
Manganese | 0.12mg | 5% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.06mg | 5% | |
Magnesium | 30mg | 13mg | 4% |
Carbs | 16.8g | 4.67g | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.84g | 3% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.92mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 2mg | 2% |
Calcium | 89mg | 70mg | 2% |
Net carbs | 14.1g | 4.67g | N/A |
Potassium | 122mg | 138mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.161mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.507mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.606mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.029mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.863mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.27mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.567mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.719mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.303mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +259.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +95.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +100% |
Contains more FatsFats | +996% |
Contains more OtherOther | +177.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2461% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +110% |