Penne vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are penne and meatball different?
- Meatball is higher than penne in phosphorus, iron, potassium, zinc, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Meatball covers your daily need for saturated fat, 27% more than penne.
- Penne is lower in sodium.
- Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than meatball (0).
KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +11.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -62.8% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +142.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +121.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +50.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +102.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 1µg | 42% | |
| Selenium | 15.3µg | 28% | |
| Fats | 4g | 22.21g | 28% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 7.627g | 24% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 3.346g | 20% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 9.188g | 20% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.108mg | 19% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.23mg | 18% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 66mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 248mg | 666mg | 18% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.924mg | 18% | |
| Protein | 5.7g | 14.4g | 17% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 239mg | 17% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.202mg | 16% | |
| Copper | 0.123mg | 14% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 1.77mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.282mg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.136mg | 11% | |
| Folate | 36µg | 9% | |
| Choline | 45.2mg | 8% | |
| Calories | 126kcal | 286kcal | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 8.2µg | 7% | |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 1.66mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 122mg | 296mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.42mg | 3% | |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 8.06g | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 22µg | 2% | |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 2.3g | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
| Starch | 2.25g | 1% | |
| Calcium | 89mg | 80mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 5.76g | N/A |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 2IU | 0% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 31mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 3.47g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | 0.577g | N/A |
| Fructose | 0.21g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.163g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.013g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.012g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.005g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.022g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.07g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 2.815g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +108.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +34.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +152.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +455.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +50.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -69.8% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +818.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +736.5% |
