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Graham cracker vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between graham cracker and English muffins

  • English muffins have less iron, manganese, vitamin B3, fats, folate, vitamin B2, carbs, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Graham cracker's daily need coverage for iron is 36% more.
  • Graham cracker has 6 times more fats than English muffins. Graham cracker has 10.6g of fats, while English muffins have 1.8g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.8%
Contains more IronIron +324.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~464mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 30% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +183.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +262.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +145.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.446mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker English muffin DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.599g 37%
Iron 3.78mg 0.89mg 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.888g 30%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.357mg 29%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 4.735g 28%
Starch 46.56g 19%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 1.566mg 18%
Fats 10.6g 1.8g 14%
Folate 91µg 37µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.154mg 13%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Carbs 77.66g 46g 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Calories 430kcal 235kcal 10%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.043mg 9%
Phosphorus 185mg 133mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.181mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0.259g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0.302g 6%
Magnesium 40mg 21mg 5%
Copper 0.17mg 0.129mg 5%
Calcium 77mg 52mg 3%
Fiber 3.4g 2.7g 3%
Protein 6.69g 7.7g 2%
Zinc 0.96mg 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Potassium 170mg 131mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.446mg 1%
Choline 5.9mg 1%
Fructose 0.99g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.6g 3.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 643kcal 305kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 23g 43g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 4.8 4.6 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 74.26g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 24.85g N/A
Sodium 459mg 464mg 0%
Trans fat 0.055g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +488.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1141.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 g
18% 21% 61%
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 +730.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +506.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%

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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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/nutrients
  2. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.