Penne vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between penne and peanuts
- Penne has less iron, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, zinc, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than peanuts.
- Peanuts cover your daily need for iron, 47% more than penne.
- Penne has 14 times more sodium than peanuts. While penne has 248mg of sodium, peanuts have only 18mg.
- The glycemic index of penne is higher.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Peanuts, all types, 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +460% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +477.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +472.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +197.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +218.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.7% |
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. |
| Copper | 1.144mg | 127% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 15.558g | 101% |
| Manganese | 1.934mg | 84% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 12.066mg | 75% | |
| Fats | 4g | 49.24g | 70% |
| Folate | 240µg | 60% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 24.426g | 59% |
| Vitamin E | 8.33mg | 56% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.64mg | 53% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4.58mg | 47% |
| Protein | 5.7g | 25.8g | 40% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 376mg | 37% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.767mg | 35% | |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 168mg | 33% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 27% | |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 8.5g | 23% |
| Calories | 126kcal | 567kcal | 22% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 3.27mg | 20% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 6.279g | 18% |
| Potassium | 122mg | 705mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 7.2µg | 13% | |
| Sodium | 248mg | 18mg | 10% |
| Choline | 52.5mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.135mg | 10% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 7.63g | N/A |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 16.13g | 0% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 92mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 4.72g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.25mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.883mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.907mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.672mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.926mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.317mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.377mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.082mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.652mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +1013.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +352.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1131% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +111.8% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -63.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2342.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3789.5% |
