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

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How are English muffins and banana bread different?

English muffins have more phosphorus, manganese, fiber, and copper; however, banana bread is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and iron.
Banana bread covers your daily need for cholesterol, 14% more than English muffins.
English muffins have 2 times more fiber than banana bread. English muffins have 2.7g of fiber, while banana bread has 1.1g.
Banana bread contains less sodium.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, while the glycemic index of banana bread is 54.

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

English muffin

Banana bread

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%

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

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

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.

English muffin

Banana bread

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.172mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.446mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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