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Chicken meat vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and English muffins different?

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin B12; however, English muffins are richer in manganese and fiber.
  • Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 43% more than English muffins.
  • English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.2%
Contains more IronIron +41.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +246.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1685%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +442%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +830.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +650%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +640%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat English muffin DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 1.566mg 43%
Selenium 23.9µg 43%
Protein 27.3g 7.7g 39%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.043mg 27%
Fats 13.6g 1.8g 18%
Sodium 82mg 464mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.259g 16%
Carbs 0g 46g 15%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.357mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.888g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.302g 13%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.446mg 12%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.04µg 11%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.7mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.181mg 10%
Folate 5µg 37µg 8%
Phosphorus 182mg 133mg 7%
Copper 0.066mg 0.129mg 7%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Iron 1.26mg 0.89mg 5%
Calcium 15mg 52mg 4%
Potassium 223mg 131mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.154mg 1%
Calories 239kcal 235kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 43.3g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Magnesium 23mg 21mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.379mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.17mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +254.5%
Contains more FatsFats +655.6%
Contains more WaterWater +41.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~2.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1668.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +234.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.