Banana bread vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are banana bread and English muffins different?

Banana bread has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and iron; however, English muffins are richer in phosphorus, manganese, fiber, and copper.
Banana bread covers your daily need for cholesterol, 14% more than English muffins.
English muffins contain less cholesterol.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, while the glycemic index of banana bread is 54.

Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) types were used 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.

Banana bread

English muffin

Contains more IronIron	+57.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+147.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+79.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+129.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+70.8%

~equal in Potassium ~131mg

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.

Banana bread

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+248.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.181mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.566mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	12.1µg		22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.13g	0.888g	15%
Cholesterol	43mg	0mg	14%
Fats	10.5g	1.8g	13%
Vitamin A	106µg	0µg	12%
Phosphorus	58mg	133mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.48g	0.302g	10%
Saturated fat	2.237g	0.259g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.043mg	8%
Protein	4.3g	7.7g	7%
Sodium	302mg	464mg	7%
Manganese	0.209mg	0.357mg	6%
Copper	0.072mg	0.129mg	6%
Fiber	1.1g	2.7g	6%
Iron	1.4mg	0.89mg	6%
Calories	326kcal	235kcal	5%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.154mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.268mg	0.446mg	4%
Zinc	0.35mg	0.7mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.04µg	3%
Calcium	21mg	52mg	3%
Carbs	54.6g	46g	3%
Magnesium	14mg	21mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.172mg	0.181mg	1%
Folate	33µg	37µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.446mg	1.566mg	1%
Net carbs	53.5g	43.3g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	131mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.053mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.15mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.327mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.18mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.218mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.209mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.113mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g		N/A