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

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A recap on differences between English muffins and angel food cake

  • English muffins are higher in manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, and copper, yet angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Angel food cake covers your daily phosphorus needs 27% more than English muffins.
  • English muffins contain 10 times more zinc than angel food cake. While English muffins contain 0.7mg of zinc, angel food cake contains only 0.07mg.
  • The amount of sodium in English muffins is lower.

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

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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 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +169.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.6%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
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% 0% 0% 0% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +218.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~35µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.5%
Contains more FatsFats +125%
Contains more WaterWater +26.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.7%
~equal in Other ~2.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +325.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +142%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.3%

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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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/nutrients
  2. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/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.