Penne vs. Millet flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between penne and millet flour

Penne has more calcium; however, millet flour is higher in iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat.
Millet flour covers your daily need for iron, 39% more than penne.
Penne has 62 times more sodium than millet flour. While penne has 248mg of sodium, millet flour has only 4mg.
The glycemic index of millet flour is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Millet flour.

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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

Millet flour

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+535.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+296.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+83.6%
Contains more IronIron	+392.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+139.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+141.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.4%

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

Millet flour

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium		32.7µg	59%
Copper		0.535mg	59%
Manganese		1.002mg	44%
Iron	0.8mg	3.94mg	39%
Vitamin B3		6.02mg	38%
Vitamin B1		0.413mg	34%
Vitamin B6		0.372mg	29%
Starch		69.88g	29%
Vitamin B5		1.267mg	25%
Phosphorus	118mg	285mg	24%
Magnesium	30mg	119mg	21%
Carbs	16.8g	75.12g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	2.618g	15%
Zinc	1.1mg	2.63mg	14%
Calories	126kcal	382kcal	13%
Folate		42µg	11%
Sodium	248mg	4mg	11%
Protein	5.7g	10.75g	10%
Calcium	89mg	14mg	8%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.536g	8%
Vitamin B2		0.073mg	6%
Cholesterol	12mg		4%
Fiber	2.7g	3.5g	3%
Potassium	122mg	224mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Fats	4g	4.25g	0%
Net carbs	14.1g	71.62g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	1.66g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g	0.002g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.924g	0%
Tryptophan		0.17mg	0%
Threonine		0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.473mg	0%
Leucine		1.537mg	0%
Lysine		0.144mg	0%
Methionine		0.319mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.675mg	0%
Valine		0.584mg	0%
Histidine		0.257mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.044g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.549g	N/A