Spaghetti vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between spaghetti and penne?
- Penne is richer than spaghetti in phosphorus, calcium, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
- Penne's daily need coverage for sodium is 11% more.
- The amount of saturated fat in spaghetti is lower.
We used Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared 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.
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +66.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1171.4% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +177.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +60% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +115.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +103.4% |
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 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 FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 26.4µg | 48% | |
| Manganese | 0.322mg | 14% | |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 11% | |
| Sodium | 1mg | 248mg | 11% |
| Starch | 26.01g | 11% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.176g | 2.3g | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 58mg | 118mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 89mg | 8% |
| Fats | 0.93g | 4g | 5% |
| Carbs | 30.86g | 16.8g | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.51mg | 1.1mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.049mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 0.8mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1.8g | 2.7g | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 12mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.4mg | 3% | |
| Magnesium | 18mg | 30mg | 3% |
| Calories | 158kcal | 126kcal | 2% |
| Folate | 7µg | 2% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.131g | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.112mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 2% | |
| Potassium | 44mg | 122mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 2% | |
| Choline | 6.4mg | 1% | |
| Protein | 5.8g | 5.7g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 29.06g | 14.1g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.56g | 1.9g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0.06mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0g | 0.2g | N/A |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.326g | 0.4g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.083mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.206mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.228mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.44mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.133mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.065mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.297mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.262mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.132mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.03g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.024g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +83.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +330.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +16.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +292.9% |
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Protein
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +663.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +22.7% |
