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Penne vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between penne and flour?

  • Penne is higher in calcium and monounsaturated fat, yet flour is higher in iron.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for iron is 48% more.
  • Penne has 124 times more sodium than flour. While penne has 248mg of sodium, flour has only 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of penne is lower.

We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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
Penne
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Flour
Flour
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +493.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +480%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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
Penne
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Flour
Flour
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Penne Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 65%
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Iron 0.8mg 4.64mg 48%
Folate 183µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 37%
Manganese 0.682mg 30%
Carbs 16.8g 76.31g 20%
Copper 0.144mg 16%
Calories 126kcal 364kcal 12%
Sodium 248mg 2mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.3g 0.155g 10%
Protein 5.7g 10.33g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 9%
Calcium 89mg 15mg 7%
Fats 4g 0.98g 5%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.7mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1g 0.087g 2%
Magnesium 30mg 22mg 2%
Phosphorus 118mg 108mg 1%
Net carbs 14.1g 73.61g N/A
Potassium 122mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 1.9g 0.27g N/A
Fiber 2.7g 2.7g 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.4g 0.413g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Penne
Penne
3
6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Flour
Flour
2
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +308.2%
Contains more WaterWater +507.4%
Contains more OtherOther +139.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +354.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Penne
Penne
1
62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Flour
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1049.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.413g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.