Penne vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are penne and pecan different?
- Pecan is higher than penne in zinc, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Pecan covers your daily need for zinc, 31% more than penne.
- Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than pecan (10).
KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Nuts, pecans types were used in this article.
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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 CalciumCalcium | +27.1% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +303.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +236.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +216.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +311.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +134.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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 |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 4.5mg | 196% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 21.614g | 141% |
| Copper | 1.2mg | 133% | |
| Fats | 4g | 71.97g | 105% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 40.801g | 100% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.66mg | 55% | |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 4.53mg | 31% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 9.6g | 28% |
| Calories | 126kcal | 691kcal | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 277mg | 23% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 2.53mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 121mg | 22% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 6.18g | 18% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.863mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.21mg | 16% | |
| Sodium | 248mg | 0mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.13mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin E | 1.4mg | 9% | |
| Potassium | 122mg | 410mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 3.8µg | 7% | |
| Protein | 5.7g | 9.17g | 7% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.167mg | 7% | |
| Choline | 40.5mg | 7% | |
| Folate | 22µg | 6% | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 3.5µg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 89mg | 70mg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 1.1mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 13.86g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 4.26g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 3.97g | N/A |
| Starch | 0.46g | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 3µg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.093mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.306mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.336mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.598mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.287mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.426mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.411mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.262mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.04g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +21.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1956.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +60.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1699.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +34.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -62.8% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3980.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5303.5% |
