Pretzels vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pretzels and penne different?
- Pretzels are richer in iron and polyunsaturated fat, while penne is higher in calcium.
- Pretzels cover your daily need for sodium, 64% more than penne.
- Pretzels contain 3 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. Pretzels contain 1.22g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne contains 0.4g.
- Penne is lower in sodium.
- Pretzels have a higher glycemic index (83) than penne (43).
Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with unenriched flour, salted and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +16.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +19.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +108.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +147.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +29.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -85.5% |
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.
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 FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 1.789mg | 78% | |
Sodium | 1715mg | 248mg | 64% |
Copper | 0.264mg | 29% | |
Folate | 83µg | 21% | |
Carbs | 79.2g | 16.8g | 21% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.18mg | 15% | |
Calories | 381kcal | 126kcal | 13% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.92mg | 12% | |
Selenium | 5.8µg | 11% | |
Iron | 1.67mg | 0.8mg | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.116mg | 9% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.1mg | 8% | |
Saturated fat | 0.75g | 2.3g | 7% |
Protein | 9.1g | 5.7g | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.288mg | 6% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.22g | 0.4g | 5% |
Calcium | 36mg | 89mg | 5% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 12mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.85mg | 1.1mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.36g | 1g | 1% |
Phosphorus | 113mg | 118mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 35mg | 30mg | 1% |
Potassium | 146mg | 122mg | 1% |
Fats | 3.5g | 4g | 1% |
Net carbs | 76.4g | 14.1g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
Fiber | 2.8g | 2.7g | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.109mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.259mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.345mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.636mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.221mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.164mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.453mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.392mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.201mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +59.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +371.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +345.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +14.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +2093.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -67.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +36% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +205% |