Penne vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between penne and spaghetti?
- Penne is richer than spaghetti in phosphorus, calcium, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
- Penne's daily need coverage for sodium is 11% more.
- Penne has 13 times more saturated fat than spaghetti. While penne has 2.3g of saturated fat, spaghetti has only 0.176g.
- The amount of sodium in spaghetti is lower.
We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt types 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +66.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1171.4% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +177.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +60% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +115.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +103.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
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. |
| Selenium | 26.4µg | 48% | |
| Manganese | 0.322mg | 14% | |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 11% | |
| Sodium | 248mg | 1mg | 11% |
| Starch | 26.01g | 11% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.3g | 0.176g | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 118mg | 58mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 7mg | 8% |
| Fats | 4g | 0.93g | 5% |
| Carbs | 16.8g | 30.86g | 5% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.51mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.049mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 0.5mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 1.8g | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.4mg | 3% | |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 18mg | 3% |
| Calories | 126kcal | 158kcal | 2% |
| Folate | 7µg | 2% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1g | 0.131g | 2% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.112mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 2% | |
| Potassium | 122mg | 44mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 2% | |
| Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
| Protein | 5.7g | 5.8g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 14.1g | 29.06g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.9g | 0.56g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0.06mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | 0g | N/A |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.4g | 0.326g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.083mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.206mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.228mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.44mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.133mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.065mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.297mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.262mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.132mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.03g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.024g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +330.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +16.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +292.9% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +83.7% |
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Protein
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +663.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +22.7% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.3% |
