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Tempeh vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tempeh and penne

  • The amount of iron, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat in tempeh is higher than in penne.
  • Tempeh covers your daily iron needs 24% more than penne.
  • Penne has 11 times less polyunsaturated fat than tempeh. Tempeh has 4.3g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne has 0.4g.
  • Tempeh contains less sodium.
  • Penne has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of penne is 43, while the glycemic index of tempeh is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tempeh 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.
Tempeh
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 33% 36% 101% 187% 31% 114% 1.2% 170% 0%
Penne
0
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +237.7%
Contains more IronIron +237.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg
~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.
Tempeh
7
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% 20% 83% 50% 17% 50% 10% 0% 18% 0%
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 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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Penne DV% diff.
Copper 0.56mg 62%
Manganese 1.3mg 57%
Protein 20.29g 5.7g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.4g 26%
Iron 2.7mg 0.8mg 24%
Phosphorus 266mg 118mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 17%
Magnesium 81mg 30mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Sodium 9mg 248mg 10%
Fats 10.8g 4g 10%
Potassium 412mg 122mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 6%
Folate 24µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 1g 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Calories 192kcal 126kcal 3%
Carbs 7.64g 16.8g 3%
Calcium 111mg 89mg 2%
Saturated fat 2.539g 2.3g 1%
Net carbs 7.64g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 1.9g N/A
Zinc 1.14mg 1.1mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.194mg 0%
Threonine 0.796mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.88mg 0%
Leucine 1.43mg 0%
Lysine 0.908mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0%
Valine 0.92mg 0%
Histidine 0.466mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
3
20% 11% 8% 60%
Protein: 20.29 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 7.64 g
Water: 59.65 g
Other: 1.62 g
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 ProteinProtein +256%
Contains more FatsFats +170%
Contains more OtherOther +47.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +119.9%
Contains more WaterWater +21.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
2
25% 32% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.539 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
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 +220.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +975%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.3g

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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. Tempeh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174272/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.