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English muffin vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between English muffins and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B2, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B5 than English muffins.
  • English muffins cover your daily need for sodium, 19% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) and Sugars, brown.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more IronIron +25.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +174.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3225%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +457.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
~equal in Potassium ~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.
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% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1323.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +237.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3600%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffin Brown sugar DV% diff.
Sodium 464mg 28mg 19%
Phosphorus 133mg 4mg 18%
Carbs 46g 98.09g 17%
Protein 7.7g 0.12g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0mg 15%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.064mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Folate 37µg 1µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 0.11mg 9%
Copper 0.129mg 0.047mg 9%
Calories 235kcal 380kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.888g 0g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.446mg 0.132mg 6%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.03mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 9mg 3%
Calcium 52mg 83mg 3%
Fats 1.8g 0g 3%
Iron 0.89mg 0.71mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.302g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.259g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.3g 98.09g N/A
Potassium 131mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.041mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6316.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3041.8%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +113.2%

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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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients

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

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