Shortcake vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shortcake and English muffins

Shortcake is higher in iron, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet English muffins are higher in copper.
Shortcake covers your daily iron needs 21% more than English muffins.
Shortcake contains 20 times more monounsaturated fat than English muffins. While shortcake contains 6.045g of monounsaturated fat, English muffins contain only 0.302g.
The amount of saturated fat in English muffins is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, 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.

Shortcake

English muffin

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+294.2%
Contains more IronIron	+185.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+69.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~133mg

~equal in Sodium ~464mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.357mg

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.

Shortcake

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+43.2%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	17µg		31%
Iron	2.54mg	0.89mg	21%
Fats	14.2g	1.8g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.632g	0.888g	18%
Saturated fat	3.772g	0.259g	16%
Calcium	205mg	52mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	6.045g	0.302g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.311mg	0.181mg	11%
Fiber		2.7g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.154mg	9%
Vitamin B3	2.573mg	1.566mg	6%
Calories	346kcal	235kcal	6%
Copper	0.076mg	0.129mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.248mg	0.446mg	4%
Folate	53µg	37µg	4%
Protein	6.1g	7.7g	3%
Sodium	506mg	464mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	0µg	2%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.7mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.043mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	0.04µg	1%
Carbs	48.5g	46g	1%
Phosphorus	143mg	133mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	21mg	1%
Potassium	106mg	131mg	1%
Manganese	0.33mg	0.357mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	48.5g	43.3g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.076mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.184mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.238mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.449mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.115mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.302mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.273mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.14mg	0.17mg	0%