Angel food cake vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between angel food cake and English muffins

Angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium, yet English muffins are higher in manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, and copper.
Angel food cake covers your daily phosphorus needs 27% more than English muffins.
Angel food cake contains 3 times more vitamin B2 than English muffins. While angel food cake contains 0.491mg of vitamin B2, English muffins contain only 0.154mg.
The amount of sodium in English muffins is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

English muffin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+169.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+143.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.9%
Contains more IronIron	+71.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+900%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+320%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+218.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+125.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~37µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	324mg	133mg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.154mg	26%
Selenium	7.3µg		13%
Sodium	749mg	464mg	12%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.357mg	12%
Calcium	140mg	52mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.181mg	7%
Copper	0.078mg	0.129mg	6%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.7mg	6%
Iron	0.52mg	0.89mg	5%
Fiber	1.5g	2.7g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0.446mg	5%
Protein	5.9g	7.7g	4%
Carbs	57.8g	46g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	1.566mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	0.888g	3%
Fats	0.8g	1.8g	2%
Magnesium	12mg	21mg	2%
Calories	258kcal	235kcal	1%
Potassium	93mg	131mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.043mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.04µg	1%
Folate	35µg	37µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.121g	0.259g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	0.302g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	437kcal	305kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	43g	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	56.3g	43.3g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.17mg	0%