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Potato sticks vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potato sticks and penne

  • Potato sticks have more vitamin C, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat, while penne has more calcium.
  • Potato sticks' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 53% higher.
  • Penne contains 45 times less polyunsaturated fat than potato sticks. Potato sticks contain 17.9g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne contains 0.4g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in penne is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, potato sticks and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.4% 109% 85% 105% 27% 74% 83% 55% 44%
Penne
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +913.9%
Contains more IronIron +183.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +394.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.8%

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.
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 158% 0% 182% 0% 24% 27% 90% 24% 74% 0% 55% 30% 19%
Penne
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato sticks Penne DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 17.9g 0.4g 117%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 61%
Vitamin C 47.3mg 0mg 53%
Fats 34.4g 4g 47%
Copper 0.315mg 35%
Potassium 1237mg 122mg 33%
Saturated fat 8.88g 2.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.785mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.32mg 25%
Calories 522kcal 126kcal 20%
Iron 2.27mg 0.8mg 18%
Manganese 0.423mg 18%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 18%
Sodium 633mg 248mg 17%
Selenium 8.1µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.16g 1g 13%
Carbs 53.3g 16.8g 12%
Folate 40µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 9%
Phosphorus 172mg 118mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.096mg 8%
Magnesium 64mg 30mg 8%
Calcium 18mg 89mg 7%
Choline 34.9mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Fiber 3.4g 2.7g 3%
Protein 6.7g 5.7g 2%
Zinc 0.99mg 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 49.9g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 34% 53% 2% 3%
Protein: 6.7 g
Fats: 34.4 g
Carbs: 53.3 g
Water: 2.2 g
Other: 3.4 g
Penne
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6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.5%
Contains more FatsFats +760%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.3%
Contains more OtherOther +209.1%
Contains more WaterWater +3190.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 19% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.88 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 17.9 g
Penne
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62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +516%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4375%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.1%

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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. Potato sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168854/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.