French bread vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are french bread and English muffins different?
- French bread has more iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and manganese than English muffins.
- Daily need coverage for iron for french bread is 37% higher.
- French bread contains 4 times more folate than English muffins. While french bread contains 140µg of folate, English muffins contain only 37µg.
- English muffins have less sodium.
Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) are the varieties 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +47.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +334.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +16.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +50% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +60.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +10.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -35.6% |
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 CVitamin C | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +135.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +140.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +243.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +38.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +123.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +278.4% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 29.7µg | 54% | |
| Iron | 3.87mg | 0.89mg | 37% |
| Folate | 140µg | 37µg | 26% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.38mg | 1.566mg | 24% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.427mg | 0.181mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.37mg | 0.154mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 720mg | 464mg | 11% |
| Protein | 13g | 7.7g | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.573mg | 0.357mg | 9% |
| Carbs | 61.93g | 46g | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.096mg | 0.043mg | 4% |
| Calories | 319kcal | 235kcal | 4% |
| Choline | 17.5mg | 3% | |
| Zinc | 1.05mg | 0.7mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.616mg | 0.446mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.15mg | 0.129mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 31mg | 21mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 3.1g | 2.7g | 2% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.04µg | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.502g | 0.259g | 1% |
| Fats | 2.14g | 1.8g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 47mg | 52mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 126mg | 133mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 58.83g | 43.3g | N/A |
| Potassium | 140mg | 131mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 3.59g | N/A | |
| Vitamin K | 0.5µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.386g | 0.302g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.83g | 0.888g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.134mg | 0.092mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.316mg | 0.242mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.416mg | 0.315mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.762mg | 0.553mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.328mg | 0.241mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.168mg | 0.139mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.543mg | 0.379mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.476mg | 0.353mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.234mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.05g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
13 g
Fats:
2.14 g
Carbs:
61.93 g
Water:
20.61 g
Other:
2.32 g
Protein:
7.7 g
Fats:
1.8 g
Carbs:
46 g
Water:
42.1 g
Other:
2.4 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +68.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +18.9% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +34.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +104.3% |
~equal in
Other
~2.4g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.83 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.888 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +27.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -48.4% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.888g
