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English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between english muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) and baking powder?

  • English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 571% more.
  • English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) have less sodium.
  • English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) have a lower glycemic index (45) than baking powder (92).

We used English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 49% 9.6% 150% 45% 29% 39% 55% 66% 122%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +445%
Contains more CopperCopper +1250%
Contains more ZincZinc +10400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4490.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3504.9%
Contains more IronIron +175.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2281.5%

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 6% 0% 6.2% 0% 119% 58% 76% 22% 12% 5% 3% 71% 8.7%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 163mg 5876mg 571%
Sodium 425mg 10600mg 442%
Phosphorus 92mg 2191mg 300%
Iron 4mg 11.02mg 88%
Vitamin B1 0.477mg 0mg 40%
Selenium 22.4µg 0.2µg 40%
Vitamin B3 4.07mg 0mg 25%
Folate 94µg 0µg 24%
Manganese 0.505mg 0.011mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0mg 19%
Protein 8.87g 0g 18%
Methionine 153mg 15%
Starch 37.2g 15%
Copper 0.135mg 0.01mg 14%
Fiber 3.5g 0.2g 13%
Calories 227kcal 53kcal 9%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.363mg 0mg 7%
Carbs 44.17g 27.7g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0mg 4%
Fats 1.69g 0g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.498g 0g 3%
Choline 16mg 0mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.733g 0g 3%
Potassium 109mg 20mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 27mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.383g 0g 1%
Fructose 0.69g 1%
Net carbs 40.67g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 3.53g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.331mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.404mg 0%
Leucine 0.652mg 0%
Lysine 0.45mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.417mg 0%
Valine 0.454mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.048g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 2% 44% 44% 2%
Protein: 8.87 g
Fats: 1.69 g
Carbs: 44.17 g
Water: 43.56 g
Other: 1.71 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.5%
Contains more WaterWater +771.2%
Contains more OtherOther +3835.7%

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 muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174994/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.