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Walnut vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between walnut and penne

  • Penne contains less phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, fiber, potassium, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than walnut.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 33% higher.
  • Penne contains 118 times less polyunsaturated fat than walnut. Walnut contains 47.174g of polyunsaturated fat, while penne contains 0.4g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in penne is lower.
  • Walnut has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of walnut is 0, while the glycemic index of penne is 43.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, walnuts, english 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.
Walnut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
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 +426.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +261.5%
Contains more IronIron +263.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +180.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +193.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~89mg

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.
Walnut
11
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
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 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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Penne DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 0.4g 312%
Copper 1.586mg 176%
Manganese 3.414mg 148%
Fats 65.21g 4g 94%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 41%
Phosphorus 346mg 118mg 33%
Magnesium 158mg 30mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 28%
Iron 2.91mg 0.8mg 26%
Calories 654kcal 126kcal 26%
Folate 98µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 1g 20%
Protein 15.23g 5.7g 19%
Zinc 3.09mg 1.1mg 18%
Saturated fat 6.126g 2.3g 17%
Fiber 6.7g 2.7g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 11%
Sodium 2mg 248mg 11%
Potassium 441mg 122mg 9%
Selenium 4.9µg 9%
Choline 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Calcium 98mg 89mg 1%
Carbs 13.71g 16.8g 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 1.9g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
3
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 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 +167.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1530.3%
Contains more OtherOther +61.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1678.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 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 +793.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11693.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.5%

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.