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English muffin vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between English muffins and egg whites

  • English muffins have more phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, fiber, iron, vitamin B3, and folate; however, egg whites are higher in vitamin B2.
  • Egg whites cover your daily need for vitamin B2, 22% more than English muffins.
  • Egg whites have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of English muffins is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +642.9%
Contains more IronIron +1012.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +460.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +786.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.2%

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% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4425%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1391.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +134.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +760%
Contains more FolateFolate +825%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +125%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffin Egg white DV% diff.
Selenium 20µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.439mg 22%
Phosphorus 133mg 15mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.004mg 15%
Carbs 46g 0.73g 15%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.011mg 15%
Sodium 464mg 166mg 13%
Copper 0.129mg 0.023mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Iron 0.89mg 0.08mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 0.105mg 9%
Calories 235kcal 52kcal 9%
Folate 37µg 4µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.888g 0g 6%
Protein 7.7g 10.9g 6%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.03mg 6%
Calcium 52mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.446mg 0.19mg 5%
Fats 1.8g 0.17g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.005mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0.09µg 2%
Potassium 131mg 163mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.259g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.302g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.3g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Choline 1.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +958.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6201.4%
Contains more OtherOther +281%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.6%
Contains more WaterWater +108%

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients

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

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