Pancake vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pancake and English muffins

Pancake has more calcium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and polyunsaturated fat; however, English muffins have more copper and manganese.
Pancake's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 20% more.
Pancake has 8 times more saturated fat than English muffins. Pancake has 2.122g of saturated fat, while English muffins have 0.259g.
English muffins are lower in cholesterol.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index than pancake.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe 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.

Pancake

English muffin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+321.2%
Contains more IronIron	+102.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+163.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+78.5%

~equal in Potassium ~131mg

~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.

Pancake

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+10.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.181mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.566mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.043mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~37µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.9µg		27%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.447g	0.888g	24%
Cholesterol	59mg	0mg	20%
Calcium	219mg	52mg	17%
Fats	9.7g	1.8g	12%
Fiber		2.7g	11%
Iron	1.8mg	0.89mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.154mg	10%
Copper	0.049mg	0.129mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.04µg	8%
Saturated fat	2.122g	0.259g	8%
Manganese	0.2mg	0.357mg	7%
Vitamin A	54µg	0µg	6%
Carbs	28.3g	46g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.474g	0.302g	5%
Phosphorus	159mg	133mg	4%
Protein	6.4g	7.7g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.201mg	0.181mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.405mg	0.446mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	21mg	1%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.7mg	1%
Sodium	439mg	464mg	1%
Calories	227kcal	235kcal	0%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	28.3g	43.3g	N/A
Potassium	132mg	131mg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.567mg	1.566mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.043mg	0%
Folate	38µg	37µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.08mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.237mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.513mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.321mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.147mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.319mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.335mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.152mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g		N/A