Corn nuts vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn nuts and penne?

Corn nuts are higher in phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat, yet penne is higher in calcium.
Corn nuts' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 24% more.
The amount of sodium in penne is lower.

We used Snacks, cornnuts, barbecue-flavor and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types in this article.

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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.

Corn nuts

Penne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+263.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+134.4%
Contains more IronIron	+112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+139.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+423.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.7%

~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.

Corn nuts

Penne

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	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.35mg		29%
Phosphorus	283mg	118mg	24%
Fiber	8.4g	2.7g	23%
Manganese	0.487mg		21%
Magnesium	109mg	30mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.22g	0.4g	19%
Carbs	71.7g	16.8g	18%
Calories	436kcal	126kcal	16%
Fats	14.3g	4g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	7.36g	1g	16%
Copper	0.136mg		15%
Sodium	600mg	248mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.187mg		14%
Iron	1.7mg	0.8mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg		11%
Vitamin B3	1.507mg		9%
Protein	9g	5.7g	7%
Calcium	17mg	89mg	7%
Zinc	1.88mg	1.1mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.374mg		7%
Potassium	286mg	122mg	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Vitamin A	17µg		2%
Saturated fat	2.58g	2.3g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	4.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	484kcal	221kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	23g	79g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	0.61	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	63.3g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar		1.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A