Trail mix vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between trail mix and penne

Trail mix is higher than penne in phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Trail mix covers your daily phosphorus needs 32% more than penne.
Trail mix contains 24 times more polyunsaturated fat than penne. While trail mix contains 9.65g of polyunsaturated fat, penne contains only 0.4g.
The amount of saturated fat in penne is lower.
The glycemic index of trail mix is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, trail mix, regular 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.

Trail mix

Penne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+426.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+461.5%
Contains more IronIron	+281.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+192.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+192.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+14.1%

~equal in Sodium ~248mg

~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.

Trail mix

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	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.985mg		109%
Polyunsaturated fat	9.65g	0.4g	62%
Manganese	1.034mg		45%
Fats	29.4g	4g	39%
Vitamin B1	0.462mg		39%
Phosphorus	345mg	118mg	32%
Magnesium	158mg	30mg	30%
Vitamin B3	4.712mg		29%
Monounsaturated fat	12.53g	1g	29%
Iron	3.05mg	0.8mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.298mg		23%
Zinc	3.22mg	1.1mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.895mg		18%
Folate	71µg		18%
Calories	462kcal	126kcal	17%
Potassium	685mg	122mg	17%
Protein	13.8g	5.7g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.198mg		15%
Saturated fat	5.55g	2.3g	15%
Fiber		2.7g	11%
Carbs	44.9g	16.8g	9%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	78mg	89mg	1%
Sodium	229mg	248mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	4.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	335kcal	221kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	79g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	0.61	N/A
Net carbs	44.9g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar		1.9g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg		0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.166mg		0%
Threonine	0.482mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.515mg		0%
Leucine	0.89mg		0%
Lysine	0.515mg		0%
Methionine	0.202mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.658mg		0%
Valine	0.658mg		0%
Histidine	0.357mg		0%