Penne vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are penne and gratin different?
- Gratin has more vitamin C, potassium, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat than penne.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for gratin is 12% higher.
- Penne contains 2 times more zinc than gratin. While penne contains 1.1mg of zinc, gratin contains only 0.69mg.
- Penne has less sodium.
KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +50% |
| Contains more IronIron | +25% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +59.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -42.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +33.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +224.6% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.16mg | 18% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.174mg | 13% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 4.733g | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 9.9mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.116mg | 9% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.387mg | 8% | |
| Potassium | 122mg | 396mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 248mg | 433mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.161mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin A | 64µg | 7% | |
| Fats | 4g | 7.59g | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.993mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.064mg | 5% | |
| Selenium | 2.7µg | 5% | |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.69mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 1.8g | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 23mg | 4% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 2.149g | 3% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 119mg | 3% |
| Folate | 11µg | 3% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 0.64mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 20mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 11.27g | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 113mg | 1% |
| Protein | 5.7g | 5.06g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.276g | 1% |
| Calories | 126kcal | 132kcal | 0% |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 9.47g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.07mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.192mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.284mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.443mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.381mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.117mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.254mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.325mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.151mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +49.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +89.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +89.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -51.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +44.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +114.9% |
