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Muffin vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between muffin and french toast

  • Muffin has more manganese; however, french toast is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin B12, and calcium.
  • French toast covers your daily need for cholesterol, 29% more than muffin.
  • Muffin has 2 times more manganese than french toast. While muffin has 0.449mg of manganese, french toast has only 0.188mg.
  • Muffin has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.7%
Contains more IronIron +28.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +145.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.058mg

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
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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%
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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +490.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +93.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muffin French toast DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.103g 2.594g 37%
Vitamin K 39.2µg 33%
Cholesterol 30mg 116mg 29%
Selenium 8.2µg 20.1µg 22%
Choline 92.5mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.321mg 12%
Manganese 0.449mg 0.188mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.63mg 11%
Vitamin A 21µg 124µg 11%
Carbs 53g 25g 9%
Fats 16.07g 10.8g 8%
Starch 16.31g 7%
Calories 375kcal 229kcal 7%
Protein 4.49g 7.7g 6%
Sodium 336mg 479mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.31µg 6%
Calcium 44mg 100mg 6%
Iron 1.3mg 1.67mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Phosphorus 146mg 117mg 4%
Zinc 0.37mg 0.67mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.168mg 0.204mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.074mg 3%
Fructose 1.21g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.47mg 0.549mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.3mg 1%
Folate 48µg 43µg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Saturated fat 2.844g 2.723g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 4.822g 4.524g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.418mg 1.628mg 1%
Net carbs 51.9g 25g N/A
Potassium 121mg 134mg 0%
Sugar 31.47g N/A
Copper 0.06mg 0.058mg 0%
Trans fat 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.181mg 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 0.421mg 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 0.199mg 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.389mg 0%
Valine 0.257mg 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.008g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.022g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Muffin
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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
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +48.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.5%
Contains more WaterWater +119.2%
Contains more OtherOther +21.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Muffin
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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
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.723g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.524g

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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. Muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172765/nutrients
  2. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/nutrients

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

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