Muffin vs Cake: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Fact 1: There is More Calories in Muffin
At first glance, you can see that in muffin is more calories than in cake.
Muffin has 375 kcal per 100g and cake 290 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 29%.
In muffin and in cake most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare muffin with cake in details.
Fact 2: Muffin And Cake Nutrition Difference
Cake vs Muffin: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Muffin | Cake |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 375 | 290 |
| Carbohydrates | 53 g | 47.7 g |
| Fat | 16.07 g | 8 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1.1 g | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 4.49 g | 7.7 g |
| Water | 24.96 g | 35.9 g |
| Calcium | 44 mg | 36 mg |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 1 mg |
| Magnessium | 10 mg | 12 mg |
| Phosphorus | 39.2 mg | 83 mg |
| Potassium | 121 mg | 118 mg |
| Sodium | 336 mg | 139 mg |
| Zink | 39.2 mg | 0.66 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.168 mg | 0.081 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.163 mg | 0.157 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 1.418 mg | 0.83 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.04 mg | 0.04 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 1.63 mg | 1.02 mg |
Less protein in muffin
It is aslo easy to see see that in muffin is less protein than in cake.
There is 7.7g per 100g of cake and 4.49g per 100g of muffin so using simple math we can see that difference is about 71%.
More carbohydrates in muffin
In muffin is more carbohydrates than in cake.
There is 47.7g/100g of carbohydrates in cake and 53g/100g in muffin so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 11%.
More fat in muffin
In muffin is more fats than in cake.
The tables above show us that there is 8g/100g of fats in cake and 16.07g/100g in muffin. In this case difference is about 101%.
Muffin
375kcal- Calories375
- Carbohydrates53 g
- Fat16.07 g
- Dietary fiber1.1 g
- Protein4.49 g
- Water24.96 g
100g | ounce | single piece
Calories source
- 57% CARBS.
- 5% PROTEIN
- 39% FAT
Cake
290kcal- Calories290
- Carbohydrates47.7 g
- Fat8 g
- Dietary fiber1.5 g
- Protein7.7 g
- Water35.9 g
100g | ounce | slice
Calories source
- 65% CARBS
- 10% PROTEIN
- 25% FAT
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy eating and living style promoter
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