Cinnamon roll vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cinnamon roll and English muffins

Cinnamon roll has more calcium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat; however, English muffins are higher in copper and fiber.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily need for saturated fat, 62% more than English muffins.
Cinnamon roll has 29 times more monounsaturated fat than English muffins. While cinnamon roll has 8.723g of monounsaturated fat, English muffins have only 0.302g.
English muffins have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of English muffins is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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.

Cinnamon roll

English muffin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+251.9%
Contains more IronIron	+53.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+108.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~133mg

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.

Cinnamon roll

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+94.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.649g	0.259g	56%
Fats	26.61g	1.8g	38%
Selenium	13µg		24%
Monounsaturated fat	8.723g	0.302g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.676g	0.888g	19%
Calcium	183mg	52mg	13%
Vitamin K	15.2µg		13%
Calories	452kcal	235kcal	11%
Folate	72µg	37µg	9%
Vitamin E	1.15mg		8%
Copper	0.062mg	0.129mg	7%
Protein	4.45g	7.7g	7%
Starch	16.39g		7%
Sodium	305mg	464mg	7%
Fiber	1.2g	2.7g	6%
Iron	1.37mg	0.89mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.04µg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.404mg	1.566mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.211mg	0.181mg	3%
Manganese	0.292mg	0.357mg	3%
Choline	10.6mg		2%
Vitamin B5	0.337mg	0.446mg	2%
Magnesium	14mg	21mg	2%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.7mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.138mg	0.154mg	1%
Fructose	1.11g		1%
Potassium	102mg	131mg	1%
Carbs	48.6g	46g	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	47.4g	43.3g	N/A
Sugar	25.7g		N/A
Phosphorus	131mg	133mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.043mg	0%
Trans fat	0.295g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.176mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.226mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.41mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.104mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.264mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.126mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.225g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.352g		N/A