Penne vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between penne and soybean meal
- Soybean meal is higher than penne in iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, zinc, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Soybean meal covers your daily iron needs 161% more than penne.
- Penne contains 83 times more sodium than soybean meal. While penne contains 248mg of sodium, soybean meal contains only 3mg.
- The glycemic index of penne is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Soy meal, defatted, 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 | +920% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +174.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1941% |
Contains more IronIron | +1612.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +360% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +494.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.8% |
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
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 2mg | 222% | |
Manganese | 3.8mg | 165% | |
Iron | 0.8mg | 13.7mg | 161% |
Protein | 5.7g | 49.2g | 87% |
Phosphorus | 118mg | 701mg | 83% |
Folate | 303µg | 76% | |
Potassium | 122mg | 2490mg | 70% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 306mg | 66% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.691mg | 58% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.569mg | 44% | |
Vitamin B5 | 1.976mg | 40% | |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 5.06mg | 36% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.251mg | 19% | |
Vitamin B3 | 2.587mg | 16% | |
Calcium | 89mg | 244mg | 16% |
Calories | 126kcal | 337kcal | 11% |
Sodium | 248mg | 3mg | 11% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 11% | |
Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0.268g | 9% |
Selenium | 3.3µg | 6% | |
Carbs | 16.8g | 35.89g | 6% |
Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 1.045g | 4% |
Fats | 4g | 2.39g | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0.409g | 1% |
Net carbs | 14.1g | 35.89g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.2g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.653mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.952mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 2.18mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 3.66mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 2.991mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.606mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 2.346mg | 0% | |
Valine | 2.243mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 1.212mg | 0% |
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:
49.2 g
Fats:
2.39 g
Carbs:
35.89 g
Water:
6.94 g
Other:
5.58 g
Contains more FatsFats | +67.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +943.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +763.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +113.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +407.3% |
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
0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +144.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -88.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +161.3% |