Chickpeas vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between chickpeas and eggs?
- Chickpeas are richer in manganese, folate, and fiber, while eggs are higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, choline, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
- Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 183% higher.
- Chickpeas have a higher glycemic index (36) than eggs (0).
We used Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +380% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +131% |
| Contains more IronIron | +142.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +45.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3861.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +468.2% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +732.4% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +75.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +721.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +14.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1233.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +290.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +14800% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +194.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +714.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +388.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +586.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.352mg | 2mg | 183% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 373mg | 124% |
| Selenium | 3.7µg | 30.8µg | 49% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.11µg | 46% |
| Choline | 42.8mg | 293.8mg | 46% |
| Manganese | 1.03mg | 0.026mg | 44% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.063mg | 0.513mg | 35% |
| Folate | 172µg | 44µg | 32% |
| Fiber | 7.6g | 0g | 30% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.286mg | 1.398mg | 22% |
| Iron | 2.89mg | 1.19mg | 21% |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 149µg | 16% |
| Saturated fat | 0.269g | 3.267g | 14% |
| Fats | 2.59g | 10.61g | 12% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 87IU | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.2µg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 48mg | 10mg | 9% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.583g | 4.077g | 9% |
| Carbs | 27.42g | 1.12g | 9% |
| Protein | 8.86g | 12.58g | 7% |
| Potassium | 291mg | 126mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 124mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.35mg | 1.03mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.116mg | 0.066mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 1.53mg | 1.05mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.526mg | 0.064mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 4µg | 0.3µg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.156g | 1.414g | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 168mg | 172mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.121mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Calories | 164kcal | 155kcal | 0% |
| Net carbs | 19.82g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Calcium | 49mg | 50mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.8g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.085mg | 0.153mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.329mg | 0.604mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.38mg | 0.686mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.631mg | 1.075mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.593mg | 0.904mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.116mg | 0.392mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.475mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.372mg | 0.767mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.244mg | 0.298mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.038g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +2348.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +42% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +309.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +23.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +16.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -91.8% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +599.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +22.3% |
