Penne vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between penne and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Penne is higher in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, and magnesium, yet kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is higher in iron, vitamin D, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal covers your daily iron needs 324% more than penne.
Penne contains 30 times more calcium than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. While penne contains 89mg of calcium, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal contains only 3mg.
The amount of saturated fat in kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is lower.
The glycemic index of penne is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES.

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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

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+151.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47%

Contains more IronIron

+3237.5%

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.

Penne

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		8.1µg	338%
Iron	0.8mg	26.7mg	324%
Vitamin B6		3.573mg	275%
Vitamin B3		27.667mg	173%
Vitamin B1		1.903mg	159%
Vitamin B2		1.73mg	133%
Folate		382µg	96%
Vitamin A		450µg	50%
Vitamin C	0mg	24.2mg	27%
Carbs	16.8g	89.2g	24%
Vitamin D	0IU	188IU	24%
Vitamin D	0µg	4.7µg	24%
Starch		46.1g	19%
Calories	126kcal	369kcal	12%
Phosphorus	118mg	47mg	10%
Sodium	248mg	468mg	10%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.15mg	9%
Calcium	89mg	3mg	9%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.451g	8%
Selenium		3.3µg	6%
Magnesium	30mg	8mg	5%
Copper		0.039mg	4%
Fats	4g	1.68g	4%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.215mg	4%
Protein	5.7g	3.96g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.669g	2%
Manganese		0.055mg	2%
Fructose		1.67g	2%
Fiber	2.7g	2.2g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.265g	2%
Potassium	122mg	76mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	87g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	35.43g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g	0g	N/A
Choline		1.9mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.028mg	0%
Threonine		0.13mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.149mg	0%
Leucine		0.633mg	0%
Lysine		0.028mg	0%
Methionine		0.065mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.223mg	0%
Valine		0.195mg	0%
Histidine		0.112mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.629g	N/A