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Penne vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between penne and nori

  • Penne has more fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat; however, nori has more vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and potassium.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 104% more.
  • Penne has 40 times more monounsaturated fat than nori. Penne has 1g of monounsaturated fat, while nori has 0.025g.
  • Nori is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Seaweed, laver, raw.

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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
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Nori
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.8%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

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
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Nori
11
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Penne Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 39mg 43%
Manganese 0.988mg 43%
Folate 146µg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.446mg 34%
Vitamin A 260µg 29%
Copper 0.264mg 29%
Iron 0.8mg 1.8mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.159mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.3g 0.061g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 10%
Fiber 2.7g 0.3g 10%
Phosphorus 118mg 58mg 9%
Sodium 248mg 48mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.47mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 8%
Potassium 122mg 356mg 7%
Magnesium 30mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Fats 4g 0.28g 6%
Calories 126kcal 35kcal 5%
Carbs 16.8g 5.11g 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1g 0.025g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.4g 0.11g 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Calcium 89mg 70mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 5.7g 5.81g 0%
Net carbs 14.1g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 1.9g 0.49g N/A
Zinc 1.1mg 1.05mg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Penne
2
6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Nori
3
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +1328.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +228.8%
Contains more WaterWater +17.4%
Contains more OtherOther +242.7%
~equal in Protein ~5.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Penne
2
62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Nori
1
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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