Penne vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and mars different?

Mars covers your daily need for saturated fat, 47% more than penne.
Penne contains 2 times more sodium than mars. Penne contains 248mg of sodium, while mars contains 136mg.
Mars has a higher glycemic index (62) than penne (43).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies types were 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

Mars

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-45.2%

~equal in Calcium ~90mg

~equal in Iron ~0.86mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~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

Mars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.3g	11.651g	43%
Fats	4g	19.32g	24%
Carbs	16.8g	72.4g	19%
Calories	126kcal	475kcal	17%
Phosphorus	118mg		17%
Zinc	1.1mg		10%
Magnesium	30mg		7%
Sodium	248mg	136mg	5%
Potassium	122mg		4%
Fiber	2.7g	2g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1g		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g		3%
Protein	5.7g	4.28g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Iron	0.8mg	0.86mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	70.4g	N/A
Cholesterol	12mg	12mg	0%
Calcium	89mg	90mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g	58.94g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g	0.131g	N/A