English muffin vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between English muffins and muffin

English muffins have more copper and fiber; however, muffin is higher in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Muffin covers your daily need for saturated fat, 13% more than English muffins.
English muffins have 2 times more fiber than muffin. While English muffins have 2.7g of fiber, muffin has only 1.1g.
Muffin has 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 Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.2%

Contains more IronIron	+46.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25.8%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~146mg

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

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+29.7%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.168mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.418mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.47mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.888g	8.103g	48%
Vitamin K		39.2µg	33%
Fats	1.8g	16.07g	22%
Choline		92.5mg	17%
Selenium		8.2µg	15%
Saturated fat	0.259g	2.844g	12%
Vitamin E		1.63mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.302g	4.822g	11%
Cholesterol	0mg	30mg	10%
Copper	0.129mg	0.06mg	8%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Calories	235kcal	375kcal	7%
Sodium	464mg	336mg	6%
Protein	7.7g	4.49g	6%
Fiber	2.7g	1.1g	6%
Iron	0.89mg	1.3mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	0.16µg	5%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.449mg	4%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.37mg	3%
Folate	37µg	48µg	3%
Magnesium	21mg	10mg	3%
Phosphorus	133mg	146mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	21µg	2%
Carbs	46g	53g	2%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Vitamin B3	1.566mg	1.418mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.163mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.168mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	52mg	44mg	1%
Net carbs	43.3g	51.9g	N/A
Potassium	131mg	121mg	0%
Sugar		31.47g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.446mg	0.47mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.242mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.315mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.553mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	0.241mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.139mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.379mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.353mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.17mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.022g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		6.911g	N/A