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Veggie burger vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between veggie burgers and English muffins?

  • Veggie burgers have more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, fiber, and calcium than English muffins.
  • Veggie burgers' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 206% higher.
  • English muffins have 50 times less vitamin B12 than veggie burgers. Veggie burgers have 2.01µg of vitamin B12, while English muffins have 0.04µg.
  • English muffins have a higher glycemic index (77) than veggie burgers (59).

We used Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) types in this comparison.

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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 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.2%
Contains more IronIron +170.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +55%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.5%

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
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 +4400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1364.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +604.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4925%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +235.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger English muffin DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0.181mg 206%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0.04µg 82%
Selenium 22.6µg 41%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.357mg 26%
Folate 124µg 37µg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.043mg 20%
Iron 2.41mg 0.89mg 19%
Protein 15.7g 7.7g 16%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 1.566mg 14%
Carbs 14.27g 46g 11%
Phosphorus 206mg 133mg 10%
Fiber 4.9g 2.7g 9%
Copper 0.2mg 0.129mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 0.888g 8%
Magnesium 56mg 21mg 8%
Calcium 136mg 52mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.154mg 7%
Fats 6.3g 1.8g 7%
Potassium 333mg 131mg 6%
Sodium 569mg 464mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0.1mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.44g 0.259g 5%
Zinc 1.26mg 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 4%
Choline 19.4mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 0.302g 4%
Calories 177kcal 235kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0.446mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Starch 5.78g 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 9.37g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 1.07g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0.17mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 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 ProteinProtein +103.9%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more WaterWater +45.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +222.4%
~equal in Other ~2.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 g
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +488.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82%

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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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.