Penne vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and red cabbage different?

Penne is richer in phosphorus and zinc, while red cabbage is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
Red cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin C, 63% more than penne.
Penne contains 110 times more saturated fat than red cabbage. Penne contains 2.3g of saturated fat, while red cabbage contains 0.021g.
Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than red cabbage (32).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Cabbage, red, raw 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.

Penne

Red cabbage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+293.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.1%

~equal in Iron ~0.8mg

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

Red cabbage

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	57mg	63%
Vitamin K		38.2µg	32%
Vitamin B6		0.209mg	16%
Phosphorus	118mg	30mg	13%
Manganese		0.243mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.021g	10%
Sodium	248mg	27mg	10%
Protein	5.7g	1.43g	9%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.22mg	8%
Fats	4g	0.16g	6%
Vitamin A		56µg	6%
Calories	126kcal	31kcal	5%
Folate		18µg	5%
Vitamin B2		0.069mg	5%
Vitamin B1		0.064mg	5%
Potassium	122mg	243mg	4%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Calcium	89mg	45mg	4%
Choline		17.1mg	3%
Carbs	16.8g	7.37g	3%
Vitamin B3		0.418mg	3%
Vitamin B5		0.147mg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	16mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.08g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.012g	2%
Fiber	2.7g	2.1g	2%
Copper		0.017mg	2%
Fructose		1.48g	2%
Selenium		0.6µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	5.27g	N/A
Iron	0.8mg	0.8mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g	3.83g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.012mg	0%
Threonine		0.039mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.034mg	0%
Leucine		0.046mg	0%
Lysine		0.049mg	0%
Methionine		0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.036mg	0%
Valine		0.048mg	0%
Histidine		0.024mg	0%