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English muffin vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between English muffins and gratin

  • English muffins have more vitamin B1, manganese, and folate; however, gratin has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, calcium, and vitamin A.
  • Gratin's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 22% more.
  • English muffins have 3 times more folate than gratin. English muffins have 37µg of folate, while gratin has 11µg.
  • English muffins are lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Contains more IronIron +39.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +128.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +24%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.69mg
~equal in Sodium ~433mg

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%
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +182.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +236.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +304.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffin Gratin DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.259g 4.733g 20%
Carbs 46g 11.27g 12%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 9.9mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.064mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.174mg 10%
Fats 1.8g 7.59g 9%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.161mg 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Potassium 131mg 396mg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 64µg 7%
Calcium 52mg 119mg 7%
Folate 37µg 11µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.302g 2.149g 5%
Protein 7.7g 5.06g 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 5%
Calories 235kcal 132kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.888g 0.276g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 0.993mg 4%
Fiber 2.7g 1.8g 4%
Phosphorus 133mg 113mg 3%
Copper 0.129mg 0.16mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.116mg 3%
Iron 0.89mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 464mg 433mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.446mg 0.387mg 1%
Net carbs 43.3g 9.47g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 20mg 0%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.69mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0.254mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0.151mg 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
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +308.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
Contains more FatsFats +321.7%
Contains more WaterWater +75.8%

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +221.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +611.6%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/nutrients

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

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