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Sweet and sour vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet and sour and English muffins different?

  • Sweet and sour is higher in manganese and vitamin C; however, English muffins are richer in phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for English muffins is 18% higher.
  • Sweet and sour contains 87 times more vitamin C than English muffins. While sweet and sour contains 8.7mg of vitamin C, English muffins contain only 0.1mg.

Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
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 less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +420%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.3%
Contains more IronIron +323.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +677.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1800%

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.
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +277.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +710.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +737.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +379.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +362.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour English muffin DV% diff.
Manganese 0.761mg 0.357mg 18%
Phosphorus 7mg 133mg 18%
Protein 0.27g 7.7g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.181mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.1mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.154mg 10%
Fiber 0.1g 2.7g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 1.566mg 9%
Iron 0.21mg 0.89mg 9%
Folate 8µg 37µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.446mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.888g 6%
Copper 0.079mg 0.129mg 6%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.7mg 6%
Calories 150kcal 235kcal 4%
Calcium 10mg 52mg 4%
Sodium 371mg 464mg 4%
Fats 0.02g 1.8g 3%
Magnesium 8mg 21mg 3%
Carbs 38.22g 46g 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Potassium 99mg 131mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.043mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.259g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.302g 1%
Net carbs 38.12g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 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 WaterWater +43.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2751.9%
Contains more FatsFats +8900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.4%
Contains more OtherOther +96.7%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.