French toast vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french toast and English muffins different?

French toast has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, and monounsaturated fat; however, English muffins are richer in copper and manganese.
French toast covers your daily need for cholesterol, 39% more than English muffins.
English muffins contain less cholesterol.

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) 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.

French toast

English muffin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+92.3%
Contains more IronIron	+87.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+122.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+89.9%

~equal in Potassium ~131mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg

~equal in Sodium ~464mg

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.

French toast

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+72.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+675%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.566mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	116mg	0mg	39%
Selenium	20.1µg		37%
Fats	10.8g	1.8g	14%
Vitamin A	124µg	0µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.154mg	13%
Saturated fat	2.723g	0.259g	11%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.04µg	11%
Fiber		2.7g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.594g	0.888g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.524g	0.302g	11%
Iron	1.67mg	0.89mg	10%
Copper	0.058mg	0.129mg	8%
Carbs	25g	46g	7%
Manganese	0.188mg	0.357mg	7%
Calcium	100mg	52mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.549mg	0.446mg	2%
Folate	43µg	37µg	2%
Phosphorus	117mg	133mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.204mg	0.181mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.043mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	21mg	1%
Sodium	479mg	464mg	1%
Calories	229kcal	235kcal	0%
Protein	7.7g	7.7g	0%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	25g	43.3g	N/A
Potassium	134mg	131mg	0%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.7mg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.628mg	1.566mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.094mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.305mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.375mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.621mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.413mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.188mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.389mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.419mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.179mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g		N/A