Penne vs. Post Golden Crisp Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are penne and post Golden Crisp Cereal different?
- Penne is higher in calcium; however, post Golden Crisp Cereal is richer in iron, vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, and magnesium.
- Daily need coverage for iron for post Golden Crisp Cereal is 74% higher.
- Penne contains 12 times more saturated fat than post Golden Crisp Cereal. While penne contains 2.3g of saturated fat, post Golden Crisp Cereal contains only 0.2g.
KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP are the varieties 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 | +493.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +96.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +44.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +737.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +409.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +92.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -61.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 5.6µg | 233% | |
Vitamin B6 | 1.9mg | 146% | |
Vitamin B2 | 1.6mg | 123% | |
Vitamin B1 | 1.4mg | 117% | |
Vitamin B3 | 18.5mg | 116% | |
Folate | 370µg | 93% | |
Vitamin A | 832µg | 92% | |
Selenium | 48.6µg | 88% | |
Iron | 0.8mg | 6.7mg | 74% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 5.6mg | 41% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 296IU | 37% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 7.4µg | 37% |
Carbs | 16.8g | 90.1g | 24% |
Copper | 0.2mg | 22% | |
Phosphorus | 118mg | 227mg | 16% |
Calories | 126kcal | 380kcal | 13% |
Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0.2g | 10% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 5g | 9% |
Sodium | 248mg | 95mg | 7% |
Calcium | 89mg | 15mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 59mg | 7% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
Fats | 4g | 1.7g | 4% |
Choline | 13.8mg | 3% | |
Vitamin E | 0.33mg | 2% | |
Potassium | 122mg | 176mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 0.9µg | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0.6g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.6g | 1% |
Protein | 5.7g | 5.5g | 0% |
Net carbs | 14.1g | 85.1g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.9g | 53.6g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.2g | 0g | N/A |
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:
5.5 g
Fats:
1.7 g
Carbs:
90.1 g
Water:
1.4 g
Other:
1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats | +135.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +5071.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +436.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +18.2% |
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Protein
~5.5g
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
0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +66.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -91.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +50% |