Muffin vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between muffin and English muffins

Muffin has more iron, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, English muffins are higher in copper and fiber.
Muffin covers your daily need for saturated fat, 13% more than English muffins.
The glycemic index of English muffins is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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.

Muffin

English muffin

Contains more IronIron	+46.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.2%

~equal in Potassium ~131mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~133mg

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.

Muffin

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+29.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+10.4%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.181mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.446mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.043mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.103g	0.888g	48%
Vitamin K	39.2µg		33%
Fats	16.07g	1.8g	22%
Choline	92.5mg		17%
Selenium	8.2µg		15%
Saturated fat	2.844g	0.259g	12%
Vitamin E	1.63mg		11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.822g	0.302g	11%
Cholesterol	30mg	0mg	10%
Copper	0.06mg	0.129mg	8%
Starch	16.31g		7%
Calories	375kcal	235kcal	7%
Sodium	336mg	464mg	6%
Protein	4.49g	7.7g	6%
Fiber	1.1g	2.7g	6%
Iron	1.3mg	0.89mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.04µg	5%
Manganese	0.449mg	0.357mg	4%
Zinc	0.37mg	0.7mg	3%
Folate	48µg	37µg	3%
Magnesium	10mg	21mg	3%
Phosphorus	146mg	133mg	2%
Vitamin A	21µg	0µg	2%
Carbs	53g	46g	2%
Fructose	1.21g		2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin D	4IU		1%
Vitamin B3	1.418mg	1.566mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.163mg	0.154mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.168mg	0.181mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	44mg	52mg	1%
Net carbs	51.9g	43.3g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	131mg	0%
Sugar	31.47g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.47mg	0.446mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.043mg	0%
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.181mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.224mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.421mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.199mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.277mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.257mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.128mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	1.022g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.048g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	6.911g		N/A