Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes
  4. Taquitos
  5. Compare
  6. Taquitos vs. Penne

Taquitos vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between taquitos and penne

  • Penne has less iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Taquitos' daily need coverage for iron is 21% more.
  • Taquitos have 11 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. Taquitos have 4.235g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne has 0.4g.
  • Penne is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Taquitos, frozen, chicken, and cheese, oven-heated and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared.

Infographic

Taquitos vs Penne infographic
Infographic link

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 17% 31% 14% 93% 33% 19% 57% 59% 50% 91%
Penne
Penne
3
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 CalciumCalcium +16.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27%
Contains more IronIron +208.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.3%

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% 10% 23% 1.5% 83% 64% 72% 29% 32% 23% 42% 51% 8.7%
Penne
Penne
0
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taquitos Penne DV% diff.
Selenium 16.7µg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.331mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.235g 0.4g 26%
Vitamin B3 3.85mg 24%
Iron 2.47mg 0.8mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.277mg 21%
Manganese 0.387mg 17%
Folate 68µg 17%
Vitamin K 16.9µg 14%
Fats 12.54g 4g 13%
Starch 29.62g 12%
Copper 0.1mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 1g 10%
Sodium 453mg 248mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.18µg 8%
Calories 284kcal 126kcal 8%
Protein 9.21g 5.7g 7%
Carbs 33.63g 16.8g 6%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.1mg 4%
Choline 15.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 30µg 3%
Phosphorus 132mg 118mg 2%
Calcium 104mg 89mg 2%
Fiber 2.9g 2.7g 1%
Potassium 155mg 122mg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 30.73g 14.1g N/A
Cholesterol 13mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 1.3g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.071g 0.2g N/A
Saturated fat 2.31g 2.3g 0%
Tryptophan 0.1mg 0%
Threonine 0.269mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.717mg 0%
Lysine 0.468mg 0%
Methionine 0.189mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.418mg 0%
Valine 0.428mg 0%
Histidine 0.249mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.593g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.591g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 13% 34% 43% 2%
Protein: 9.21 g
Fats: 12.54 g
Carbs: 33.63 g
Water: 42.74 g
Other: 1.88 g
Penne
Penne
1
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 +61.6%
Contains more FatsFats +213.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.2%
Contains more OtherOther +70.9%
Contains more WaterWater +69.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 42% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.31 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.235 g
Penne
Penne
1
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 +383.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +958.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.3g

People also compare

Taquitos
Taquitos vs Tostada shells
Tostada shells
Taquitos
Taquitos vs Chicken Quesadilla
Chicken Quesadilla
Taquitos
Taquitos vs Naan
Naan
Penne
Penne vs Chuck steak
Chuck steak
Penne
Penne vs Rib eye steak
Rib eye steak
Penne
Penne vs Steak
Steak

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. Taquitos - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169771/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.