Sunflower oil vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sunflower oil and penne

Sunflower oil has more polyunsaturated fat, while penne has more phosphorus, fiber, zinc, iron, calcium, and magnesium.
Sunflower oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 54% higher.
Penne contains 91 times less polyunsaturated fat than sunflower oil. Sunflower oil contains 36.4g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne contains 0.4g.
The amount of saturated fat in penne is lower.
Sunflower oil has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of sunflower oil is 0, while the glycemic index of penne is 43.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) 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.

Sunflower oil

Penne

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Sunflower oil

Penne

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	41.08mg		274%
Polyunsaturated fat	36.4g	0.4g	240%
Fats	100g	4g	148%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	1g	113%
Saturated fat	13g	2.3g	49%
Calories	884kcal	126kcal	38%
Phosphorus	0mg	118mg	17%
Protein	0g	5.7g	11%
Fiber	0g	2.7g	11%
Sodium	0mg	248mg	11%
Iron	0mg	0.8mg	10%
Zinc	0mg	1.1mg	10%
Calcium	0mg	89mg	9%
Magnesium	0mg	30mg	7%
Carbs	0g	16.8g	6%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Potassium	0mg	122mg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Net carbs	0g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A