English muffin vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between English muffins and chestnut

English muffins have more vitamin B3; however, chestnut is richer in copper, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, and magnesium.
Chestnut covers your daily copper needs 38% more than English muffins.
Chestnut has 17 times less sodium than English muffins. English muffins have 464mg of sodium, while chestnut has 27mg.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

Specific food types used in this comparison are English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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

Chestnut

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+445.8%
Contains more IronIron	+94.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+265.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+139.2%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

Chestnut

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+114.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+26600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+441.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~38µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.129mg	0.472mg	38%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	26.7mg	30%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.854mg	22%
Sodium	464mg	27mg	19%
Potassium	131mg	715mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.233mg	15%
Protein	7.7g	2g	11%
Iron	0.89mg	1.73mg	11%
Fiber	2.7g		11%
Magnesium	21mg	54mg	8%
Carbs	46g	27.76g	6%
Calories	235kcal	131kcal	5%
Vitamin B3	1.566mg	0.731mg	5%
Phosphorus	133mg	99mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.104mg	4%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.25mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.148mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.446mg	0.316mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.888g	0.545g	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Calcium	52mg	46mg	1%
Fats	1.8g	1.38g	1%
Net carbs	43.3g	27.76g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Folate	37µg	38µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.259g	0.26g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.302g	0.476g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.242mg	0.071mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.315mg	0.079mg	0%
Leucine	0.553mg	0.118mg	0%
Lysine	0.241mg	0.118mg	0%
Methionine	0.139mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.379mg	0.084mg	0%
Valine	0.353mg	0.112mg	0%
Histidine	0.17mg	0.055mg	0%