Penne vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between penne and minestrone?
- Penne is richer in phosphorus, fiber, calcium, zinc, magnesium, and iron, yet minestrone is richer in vitamin A.
- Minestrone's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 19% higher.
- Penne has 10 times more magnesium than minestrone. Penne has 30mg of magnesium, while minestrone has 3mg.
- Minestrone contains less saturated fat.
We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water types in this comparison.
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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 | +900% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +535.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +110.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +254.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +413% |
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
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 23mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 0.4g | 9% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0.23g | 9% |
| Protein | 5.7g | 1.77g | 8% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 14mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.152mg | 7% | |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.31mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 3mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.051mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin A | 49µg | 5% | |
| Calories | 126kcal | 34kcal | 5% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 0.38mg | 5% |
| Fats | 4g | 1.04g | 5% |
| Folate | 15µg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 1mg | 4% |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 4.66g | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.14mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.391mg | 2% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0.29g | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.022mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.018mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 4.26g | N/A |
| Potassium | 122mg | 130mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
| Sodium | 248mg | 254mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.46g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.013mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.043mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.054mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.098mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.076mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.064mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.074mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.03mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.7 g
Fats:
4 g
Carbs:
16.8 g
Water:
72.4 g
Other:
1.1 g
Protein:
1.77 g
Fats:
1.04 g
Carbs:
4.66 g
Water:
91.33 g
Other:
1.2 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +222% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +284.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +260.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +26.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.4 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.46 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +244.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -90% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +15% |
