Whole Grain Penne leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided · 2 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Whole Grain Penne comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Angel Hair for more protein and more calcium.
Pick Whole Grain Penne for more fiber, less sugar and more iron.
Evenly matched on saturated fat and sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.5 g2.49 g
- Carbohydrate21 g12.13 g
- Fibermore is better1.5 g2.18 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.5 g0.31 gWIN
- Total fat0.5 g0.47 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is better0 mg0 mg
- Potassiummore is better——
- Calciummore is betterWIN6 mg5.29 mg
- Ironmore is better1 mg1.11 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better——
- Vitamin Cmore is better——
- 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.