Penne vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and wheat gluten different?

Penne is richer in fiber and monounsaturated fat, while wheat gluten is higher in iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
Wheat gluten covers your daily need for iron, 55% more than penne.
Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index (64) than penne (43).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Vital wheat gluten 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

Wheat gluten

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+59.6%
Contains more IronIron	+550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+120.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.3%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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

Wheat gluten

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	5.7g	75.16g	139%
Selenium		39.7µg	72%
Iron	0.8mg	5.2mg	55%
Phosphorus	118mg	260mg	20%
Copper		0.182mg	20%
Calories	126kcal	370kcal	12%
Sodium	248mg	29mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.272g	9%
Fiber	2.7g	0.6g	8%
Calcium	89mg	142mg	5%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.81g	3%
Fats	4g	1.85g	3%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.85mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.156g	2%
Potassium	122mg	100mg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	25mg	1%
Carbs	16.8g	13.79g	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	13.19g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A