Chocolate brownie vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate brownie and muffin different?

Chocolate brownie is higher than muffin in copper, fats, vitamin A, magnesium, iron, manganese, selenium, and zinc.
Chocolate brownie covers your daily need for copper 36% more than muffin.
Chocolate brownie contains 8 times more vitamin A than muffin. Chocolate brownie contains 176µg of vitamin A, while muffin contains 21µg.
Muffin is lower in saturated fat.
Muffin has a higher glycemic index (59) than chocolate brownie (42).

Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate brownie

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+430%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.5%
Contains more IronIron	+41.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+546.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+162.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.2%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+10.6%

~equal in Sodium ~336mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate brownie

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+738.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+65.5%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.022g	64%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		6.911g	41%
Copper	0.388mg	0.06mg	36%
Vitamin K		39.2µg	33%
Fats	29.1g	16.07g	20%
Saturated fat	7.319g	2.844g	20%
Vitamin A	176µg	21µg	17%
Choline		92.5mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	4.822g	15%
Cholesterol	73mg	30mg	14%
Vitamin E		1.63mg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	10mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	8.103g	9%
Iron	1.84mg	1.3mg	7%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.449mg	6%
Selenium	11.5µg	8.2µg	6%
Calories	466kcal	375kcal	5%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.37mg	5%
Folate	29µg	48µg	5%
Fiber		1.1g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.04mg	4%
Protein	6.2g	4.49g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	1.418mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.47mg	3%
Potassium	176mg	121mg	2%
Phosphorus	132mg	146mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.168mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.163mg	2%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.9mg	1%
Carbs	50.2g	53g	1%
Vitamin D*		4 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	57mg	44mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	835kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	50.2g	51.9g	N/A
Sugar		31.47g	N/A
Sodium	343mg	336mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.16µg	0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.006g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A