Penne vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between penne and hot sauce
- Penne is richer in phosphorus, fiber, zinc, calcium, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat, yet hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for hot sauce is 104% higher.
- Penne contains 44 times more saturated fat than hot sauce. Penne contains 2.3g of saturated fat, while hot sauce contains 0.052g.
Food types used in this article are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.
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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 | +500% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1012.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +66.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +900% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +972.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +18% |
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. |
Sodium | 248mg | 2643mg | 104% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 74.8mg | 83% |
Phosphorus | 118mg | 11mg | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.157mg | 12% | |
Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0.052g | 10% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 0.3g | 10% |
Protein | 5.7g | 0.51g | 10% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.11mg | 9% |
Calcium | 89mg | 8mg | 8% |
Calories | 126kcal | 11kcal | 6% |
Fats | 4g | 0.37g | 6% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 5mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 6% | |
Carbs | 16.8g | 1.75g | 5% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
Iron | 0.8mg | 0.48mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 3% | |
Copper | 0.028mg | 3% | |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.254mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0.03g | 2% |
Vitamin A | 8µg | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.196g | 1% |
Potassium | 122mg | 144mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 14.1g | 1.45g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.9g | 1.26g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.019mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.017mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.016mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.022mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1017.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +981.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +860% |
Contains more WaterWater | +24.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +571.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3233.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +104.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.7% |