English muffin vs. Popovers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are English muffins and popovers different?
- English muffins contain less folate, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat than popovers.
- Popovers cover your daily need for folate, 27% more than English muffins.
- English muffins contain less sodium.
English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) and Popovers, dry mix, enriched types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +62.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +31% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +33% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -48.8% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +19% |
Contains more IronIron | +233.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +32.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +25.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +107.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +137.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +115.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +100% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +291.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 37.6µg | 68% | |
Folate | 37µg | 145µg | 27% |
Iron | 0.89mg | 2.97mg | 26% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.181mg | 0.43mg | 21% |
Sodium | 464mg | 906mg | 19% |
Manganese | 0.357mg | 0.741mg | 17% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.566mg | 3.378mg | 11% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 11% | |
Carbs | 46g | 71g | 8% |
Calories | 235kcal | 371kcal | 7% |
Copper | 0.129mg | 0.171mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 133mg | 100mg | 5% |
Protein | 7.7g | 10.4g | 5% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.302g | 1.984g | 4% |
Fats | 1.8g | 4.3g | 4% |
Saturated fat | 0.259g | 0.983g | 3% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.04µg | 0.08µg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.7mg | 0.88mg | 2% |
Calcium | 52mg | 32mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.154mg | 0.147mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.446mg | 0.48mg | 1% |
Potassium | 131mg | 100mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 21mg | 25mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 43.3g | 71g | N/A |
Vitamin B6 | 0.043mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.888g | 0.823g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.092mg | 0.123mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.242mg | 0.293mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.315mg | 0.407mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.553mg | 0.747mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.241mg | 0.249mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.139mg | 0.191mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.379mg | 0.517mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.353mg | 0.458mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.17mg | 0.229mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
7.7 g
Fats:
1.8 g
Carbs:
46 g
Water:
42.1 g
Other:
2.4 g
Protein:
10.4 g
Fats:
4.3 g
Carbs:
71 g
Water:
11.7 g
Other:
2.6 g
Contains more WaterWater | +259.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +35.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +138.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +54.3% |
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Other
~2.6g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.888 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.983 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.984 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.823 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -73.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +557% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~0.823g