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White chocolate vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between white chocolate and penne

  • White chocolate has more calcium, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat; however, penne is higher in fiber and iron.
  • White chocolate covers your daily need for saturated fat, 86% more than penne.
  • White chocolate has 9 times more monounsaturated fat than penne. While white chocolate has 9.097g of monounsaturated fat, penne has only 1g.
  • Penne has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, white chocolate 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 60% 25% 9% 20% 20% 75% 12% 1% 25%
Penne
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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 +123.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.6%

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 1.7% 3% 19% 0% 16% 65% 14% 36% 13% 70% 23% 5.3% 16%
Penne
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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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Penne DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.412g 2.3g 78%
Fats 32.09g 4g 43%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 22%
Calories 539kcal 126kcal 21%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 1g 20%
Carbs 59.24g 16.8g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 12%
Calcium 199mg 89mg 11%
Fiber 0.2g 2.7g 10%
Phosphorus 176mg 118mg 8%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Sodium 90mg 248mg 7%
Copper 0.06mg 7%
Iron 0.24mg 0.8mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 6%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 5%
Potassium 286mg 122mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 0.4g 4%
Magnesium 12mg 30mg 4%
Zinc 0.74mg 1.1mg 3%
Cholesterol 21mg 12mg 3%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Protein 5.87g 5.7g 0%
Net carbs 59.04g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 59g 1.9g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 32% 59%
Protein: 5.87 g
Fats: 32.09 g
Carbs: 59.24 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.5 g
Penne
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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 FatsFats +702.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +252.6%
Contains more OtherOther +36.4%
Contains more WaterWater +5469.2%
~equal in Protein ~5.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.097 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.013 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 +809.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +153.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%

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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. White chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167571/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.