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

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Important differences between english muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) and muffin

  • English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) have more iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, and folate; however, muffin has more vitamin K and choline.
  • English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough)' daily need coverage for iron is 34% more.
  • English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) have 4 times more calcium than muffin. English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) have 163mg of calcium, while muffin has 44mg.
  • English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) are lower in saturated fat.
  • Muffin has a higher glycemic index than english muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough).

The food varieties used in the comparison are English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 13% 11% 49% 20% 10% 63% 44% 59% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270.5%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +125%
Contains more ZincZinc +183.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +173.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.9%

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%
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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 3% 7% 33% 1.5% 42% 38% 27% 28% 9.2% 20% 98% 36% 50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +425.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +478.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffins, plain, enriched, with ca prop (includes sourdough) Muffin DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.498g 8.103g 51%
Iron 4mg 1.3mg 34%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 39.2µg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.477mg 0.168mg 26%
Selenium 22.4µg 8.2µg 26%
Fats 1.69g 16.07g 22%
Vitamin B3 4.07mg 1.418mg 17%
Methionine 153mg 0.115mg 15%
Choline 16mg 92.5mg 14%
Calcium 163mg 44mg 12%
Folate 94µg 48µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.383g 4.822g 11%
Fiber 3.5g 1.1g 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 30mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.733g 2.844g 10%
Protein 8.87g 4.49g 9%
Starch 37.2g 16.31g 9%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 1.63mg 9%
Copper 0.135mg 0.06mg 8%
Phosphorus 92mg 146mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.163mg 7%
Calories 227kcal 375kcal 7%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.37mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0.16µg 5%
Sodium 425mg 336mg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 10mg 3%
Carbs 44.17g 53g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.363mg 0.47mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 21µg 2%
Manganese 0.505mg 0.449mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.04mg 1%
Fructose 0.69g 1.21g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 40.67g 51.9g N/A
Potassium 109mg 121mg 0%
Sugar 3.53g 31.47g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.331mg 0.181mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.404mg 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.652mg 0.421mg 0%
Lysine 0.45mg 0.199mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.417mg 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.454mg 0.257mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.048g 1.022g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.048g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 6.911g 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
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4% 16% 53% 25%
Protein: 4.49 g
Fats: 16.07 g
Carbs: 53 g
Water: 24.96 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.6%
Contains more WaterWater +74.5%
Contains more OtherOther +15.5%
Contains more FatsFats +850.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 24% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.383 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.498 g
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18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.844 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.103 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1159%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1527.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
91% 2% 5%
Starch: 37.2 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.66 g
Fructose: 0.69 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 2.18 g
Galactose: 0 g
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34% 59% 3% 3%
Starch: 16.31 g
Sucrose: 28.01 g
Glucose: 1.23 g
Fructose: 1.21 g
Lactose: 0.54 g
Maltose: 0.47 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +128.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +363.8%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +86.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +75.4%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172765/nutrients

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

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