Penne vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between penne and summer squash?

Penne is higher in phosphorus, calcium, zinc, fiber, and iron, yet summer squash is higher in vitamin C.
Summer squash's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% more.
Penne has 124 times more sodium than summer squash. While penne has 248mg of sodium, summer squash has only 2mg.
The glycemic index of summer squash is lower.

We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw 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.

Penne

Summer squash

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+493.3%
Contains more IronIron	+128.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+279.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+210.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.2%

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

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	17mg	19%
Vitamin B6		0.218mg	17%
Sodium	248mg	2mg	11%
Vitamin B2		0.142mg	11%
Phosphorus	118mg	38mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.044g	10%
Protein	5.7g	1.21g	9%
Manganese		0.175mg	8%
Folate		29µg	7%
Calcium	89mg	15mg	7%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.29mg	7%
Calories	126kcal	16kcal	6%
Fats	4g	0.18g	6%
Iron	0.8mg	0.35mg	6%
Fiber	2.7g	1.1g	6%
Copper		0.051mg	6%
Vitamin B1		0.048mg	4%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Potassium	122mg	262mg	4%
Carbs	16.8g	3.35g	4%
Magnesium	30mg	17mg	3%
Vitamin B3		0.487mg	3%
Vitamin B5		0.155mg	3%
Vitamin K		3µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.089g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.016g	2%
Vitamin A		10µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Choline		6.7mg	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	2.25g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	2.2g	N/A
Selenium		0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.011mg	0%
Threonine		0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.042mg	0%
Leucine		0.069mg	0%
Lysine		0.065mg	0%
Methionine		0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.041mg	0%
Valine		0.053mg	0%
Histidine		0.025mg	0%