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English muffin vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between English muffins and marshmallow

  • English muffins are higher than marshmallow in phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, fiber, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and iron.
  • English muffins cover your daily phosphorus needs 18% more than marshmallow.
  • English muffins contain 181 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. While English muffins contain 0.181mg of vitamin B1, marshmallow contains only 0.001mg.
  • The amount of sodium in marshmallow is lower.
  • The glycemic index of marshmallow is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) and Candies, marshmallows.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2520%
Contains more IronIron +287%
Contains more CopperCopper +33%
Contains more ZincZinc +1650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1562.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4362.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.8%

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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1907.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8820%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1333.3%
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 K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffin Marshmallow DV% diff.
Phosphorus 133mg 8mg 18%
Sodium 464mg 80mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.001mg 15%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.008mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.001mg 12%
Carbs 46g 81.3g 12%
Protein 7.7g 1.8g 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0.1g 10%
Folate 37µg 1µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.446mg 0.005mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 0.078mg 9%
Iron 0.89mg 0.23mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.888g 0.047g 6%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.04mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Calcium 52mg 3mg 5%
Calories 235kcal 318kcal 4%
Potassium 131mg 5mg 4%
Copper 0.129mg 0.097mg 4%
Selenium 1.7µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.003mg 3%
Fats 1.8g 0.2g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.259g 0.056g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.302g 0.08g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.3g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +327.8%
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more WaterWater +156.7%
Contains more OtherOther +700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.7%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +277.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1789.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.4%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.