Penne vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and fruit salad different?

Penne is higher in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, iron, fiber, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat; however, fruit salad is richer in vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for penne is 15% higher.
Penne contains 575 times more saturated fat than fruit salad. While penne contains 2.3g of saturated fat, fruit salad contains only 0.004g.
Penne has a lower glycemic index (43) than fruit salad (54).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids are the varieties 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

Fruit salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+709.1%
Contains more IronIron	+220%
Contains more ZincZinc	+685.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+742.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98%

~equal in Potassium ~116mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

Fruit salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	118mg	14mg	15%
Sodium	248mg	5mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.004g	10%
Protein	5.7g	0.51g	10%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.14mg	9%
Calcium	89mg	11mg	8%
Fiber	2.7g	1g	7%
Manganese		0.151mg	7%
Iron	0.8mg	0.25mg	7%
Fats	4g	0.03g	6%
Copper		0.05mg	6%
Magnesium	30mg	8mg	5%
Calories	126kcal	50kcal	4%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Vitamin A		30µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.011g	3%
Vitamin B3		0.356mg	2%
Vitamin B6		0.027mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.005g	2%
Carbs	16.8g	13.05g	1%
Vitamin B1		0.011mg	1%
Vitamin B2		0.014mg	1%
Vitamin B5		0.053mg	1%
Folate		3µg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	12.05g	N/A
Potassium	122mg	116mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g		N/A
Trans fat	0.2g	0g	N/A