Penne vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between penne and pastry
- Penne has more phosphorus, calcium, and zinc; however, pastry is higher in iron, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
- Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 37% more than penne.
- Penne has 9 times more calcium than pastry. While penne has 89mg of calcium, pastry has only 10mg.
- Penne has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of pastry is higher.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.
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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 | +87.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +790% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +100% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +107.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +96.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +220% |
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.
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Fats | 4g | 38.1g | 52% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 21.597g | 51% |
| Selenium | 24.2µg | 44% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.398mg | 33% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 9.643g | 33% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 4.894g | 30% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.168mg | 26% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.283mg | 22% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 2.56mg | 22% |
| Manganese | 0.488mg | 21% | |
| Calories | 126kcal | 551kcal | 21% |
| Folate | 78µg | 20% | |
| Copper | 0.114mg | 13% | |
| Vitamin K | 16.1µg | 13% | |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 45.1g | 9% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 10mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 60mg | 8% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.53mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 1.5g | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 4% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Protein | 5.7g | 7.3g | 3% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 16mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 122mg | 61mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.021mg | 2% | |
| Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 43.6g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 0.74g | N/A |
| Sodium | 248mg | 249mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.085mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.196mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.272mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.508mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.142mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.129mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.362mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.308mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.156mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +751.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +28.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +852.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +168.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -76.1% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2059.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1123.5% |
