Penne vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between penne and fondant icing
- Penne is higher than fondant icing in phosphorus, fiber, iron, zinc, calcium, and magnesium.
- Penne covers your daily phosphorus needs 17% more than fondant icing.
Food varieties used in this article are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe.
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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 | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2866.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +2950% |
Contains more IronIron | +7900% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +2650% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.6% |
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. |
Carbs | 16.8g | 93.18g | 25% |
Phosphorus | 118mg | 0mg | 17% |
Calories | 126kcal | 373kcal | 12% |
Protein | 5.7g | 0g | 11% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 0g | 11% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.04mg | 10% |
Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0g | 10% |
Iron | 0.8mg | 0.01mg | 10% |
Sodium | 248mg | 11mg | 10% |
Calcium | 89mg | 3mg | 9% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 0mg | 7% |
Fats | 4g | 0.02g | 6% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0g | 3% |
Potassium | 122mg | 4mg | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0g | 3% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 14.1g | 93.18g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.9g | 88.9g | N/A |
Copper | 0.003mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.2g | 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:
0.02 g
Carbs:
93.18 g
Water:
6.74 g
Other:
0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +19900% |
Contains more WaterWater | +974.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1733.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +454.6% |