All-purpose flour leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
All-purpose flour comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Wholewheat Penne for more protein, more fiber and more calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.84 g3.9 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.96 g18.3 g
- Fibermore is better0.74 g2.76 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.07 g0.73 g
- Total fat0.27 g0.62 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.04 g0.12 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.55 mg11.73 mg
- Potassiummore is better29.4 mg—
- Calciummore is better4.12 mg32.08 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.27 mg1.01 mg
- Magnesiummore is better6.04 mg—
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg—
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.
