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Waffle vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between waffle and penne

  • Penne has less iron, calcium, phosphorus, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than waffle.
  • Waffle covers your daily need for cholesterol, 19% more than penne.
  • Waffle has 17 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. While waffle has 6.785g of polyunsaturated fat, penne has only 0.4g.
  • Penne has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of waffle is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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.
Waffle
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 77% 14% 87% 21% 19% 81% 67% 35% 252%
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 +186.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.3%
Contains more IronIron +188.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.5%

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.
Waffle
9
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 1.3% 22% 0% 0% 66% 80% 39% 29% 13% 31% 0% 35% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Waffle Penne DV% diff.
Selenium 46.2µg 84%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.785g 0.4g 43%
Vitamin B2 0.347mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.263mg 22%
Cholesterol 69mg 12mg 19%
Iron 2.31mg 0.8mg 19%
Calcium 255mg 89mg 17%
Fats 14.1g 4g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.073mg 13%
Folate 46µg 12%
Manganese 0.265mg 12%
Sodium 511mg 248mg 11%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 10%
Phosphorus 190mg 118mg 10%
Calories 291kcal 126kcal 8%
Vitamin A 65µg 7%
Copper 0.062mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.521g 1g 6%
Carbs 32.9g 16.8g 5%
Protein 7.9g 5.7g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 4%
Zinc 0.68mg 1.1mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 30mg 3%
Saturated fat 2.866g 2.3g 3%
Potassium 159mg 122mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 32.9g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.362mg 0%
Leucine 0.63mg 0%
Lysine 0.384mg 0%
Methionine 0.179mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.395mg 0%
Valine 0.409mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Waffle
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8% 14% 33% 42% 3%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 32.9 g
Water: 42 g
Other: 3.1 g
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 +38.6%
Contains more FatsFats +252.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.8%
Contains more OtherOther +181.8%
Contains more WaterWater +72.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Waffle
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22% 27% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.866 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.521 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.785 g
Penne
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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 +252.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1596.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.7%

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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. Waffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175039/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.