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Spanish rice vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spanish rice and penne

  • Spanish rice has more polyunsaturated fat; however, penne is higher in phosphorus, calcium, fiber, and zinc.
  • Spanish rice covers your daily need for sodium, 12% more than penne.
  • Spanish rice has 6 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. While spanish rice has 2.317g of polyunsaturated fat, penne has only 0.4g.
  • Penne has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice 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 9.3% 6% 10% 43% 22% 13% 24% 69% 51% 40%
Penne
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 IronIron +43.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +345%
Contains more ZincZinc +129.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53%
~equal in Potassium ~122mg

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 0.33% 2% 12% 0% 46% 17% 45% 25% 19% 10% 33% 38% 5%
Penne
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 AVitamin A +∞%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spanish rice Penne DV% diff.
Manganese 0.39mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.378mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.317g 0.4g 13%
Selenium 7.4µg 13%
Folate 50µg 13%
Sodium 528mg 248mg 12%
Vitamin K 13µg 11%
Starch 27.55g 11%
Phenylalanine 153mg 9%
Phosphorus 57mg 118mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.415mg 8%
Calcium 20mg 89mg 7%
Copper 0.065mg 7%
Fiber 1.2g 2.7g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 6%
Zinc 0.48mg 1.1mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.005g 2.3g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 6%
Carbs 31.16g 16.8g 5%
Protein 3.28g 5.7g 5%
Iron 1.15mg 0.8mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Calories 185kcal 126kcal 3%
Fats 5.29g 4g 2%
Choline 9.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.511g 1g 1%
Fructose 0.42g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 29.96g 14.1g N/A
Potassium 116mg 122mg 0%
Sugar 1.3g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.07g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.044mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.24mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.238g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.052g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 31% 59% 2%
Protein: 3.28 g
Fats: 5.29 g
Carbs: 31.16 g
Water: 58.54 g
Other: 1.73 g
Penne
Penne
2
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 FatsFats +32.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.5%
Contains more OtherOther +57.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.8%
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 31% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.005 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.511 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.317 g
Penne
Penne
0
62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +479.3%

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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. Spanish rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167665/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.