Burrito vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are burrito and English muffins different?

Burrito is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, English muffins are richer in phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for burrito is 19% higher.
Burrito contains 12 times more saturated fat than English muffins. While burrito contains 3.174g of saturated fat, English muffins contain only 0.259g.
Burrito has a lower glycemic index (37) than English muffins (77).

Fast foods, burrito, with beans and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) are the varieties 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.

Burrito

English muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+129.8%
Contains more IronIron	+133.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+195.6%

~equal in Calcium ~52mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg

~equal in Sodium ~464mg

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.

Burrito

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+60.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1150%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~37µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.5µg	0.04µg	19%
Selenium	10.1µg		18%
Iron	2.08mg	0.89mg	15%
Saturated fat	3.174g	0.259g	13%
Phosphorus	45mg	133mg	13%
Fiber		2.7g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.28mg	0.154mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.92mg	0.446mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.29mg	0.181mg	9%
Fats	6.22g	1.8g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.043mg	7%
Magnesium	40mg	21mg	5%
Choline	26.8mg		5%
Potassium	301mg	131mg	5%
Copper	0.174mg	0.129mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.184g	0.302g	5%
Carbs	32.92g	46g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.551g	0.888g	2%
Manganese	0.4mg	0.357mg	2%
Protein	6.48g	7.7g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.87mg	1.566mg	2%
Folate	40µg	37µg	1%
Calories	206kcal	235kcal	1%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.1mg	1%
Net carbs	32.92g	43.3g	N/A
Calcium	52mg	52mg	0%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.7mg	0%
Sodium	454mg	464mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.079mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.244mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.27mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.504mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.343mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.107mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.351mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.319mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.17mg	0%