English muffin vs. Fruit preserves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between English muffins and fruit preserves?

English muffins are richer in phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, folate, fiber, and vitamin B2, while fruit preserves are higher in vitamin C.
English muffins' daily need coverage for sodium is 19% higher.
Fruit preserves have 44 times less vitamin B3 than English muffins. English muffins have 1.566mg of vitamin B3, while fruit preserves have 0.036mg.
Fruit preserves are lower in sodium.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index (77) than fruit preserves (51).

We used English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) and Jams and preserves types in this comparison.

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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

Fruit preserves

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.1%
Contains more IronIron	+81.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1066.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+792.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-93.1%

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

Fruit preserves

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1031.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2130%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+115%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+236.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+8700%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	464mg	32mg	19%
Phosphorus	133mg	19mg	16%
Protein	7.7g	0.37g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.016mg	14%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.04mg	14%
Vitamin B3	1.566mg	0.036mg	10%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	8.8mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.446mg	0.02mg	9%
Carbs	46g	68.86g	8%
Folate	37µg	11µg	7%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.06mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.888g	0g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.076mg	6%
Fiber	2.7g	1.1g	6%
Iron	0.89mg	0.49mg	5%
Magnesium	21mg	4mg	4%
Selenium		2µg	4%
Calcium	52mg	20mg	3%
Copper	0.129mg	0.1mg	3%
Fats	1.8g	0.07g	3%
Choline		10.2mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0µg	2%
Calories	235kcal	278kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.02mg	2%
Potassium	131mg	77mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.259g	0.01g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.302g	0.038g	1%
Net carbs	43.3g	67.76g	N/A
Sugar		48.5g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.242mg	0.023mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.315mg	0.017mg	0%
Leucine	0.553mg	0.037mg	0%
Lysine	0.241mg	0.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.139mg	0.001mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.379mg	0.021mg	0%
Valine	0.353mg	0.021mg	0%
Histidine	0.17mg	0.014mg	0%