Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Fortune cookie vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between fortune cookie and egg whites

  • Fortune cookie has more iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, and fiber; however, egg whites are higher in selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Egg whites cover your daily selenium needs 31% more than fortune cookie.
  • Fortune cookie has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of fortune cookie is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, fortune and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

Infographic

Fortune cookie vs Egg white infographic
Infographic link

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% 3.6% 3.6% 54% 20% 4.6% 15% 4% 25% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more IronIron +1700%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1627.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +297.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +589.7%

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 0% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 46% 30% 35% 18% 3% 1.3% 2.8% 50% 3.3%
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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1652.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1550%
Contains more CholineCholine +445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fortune cookie Egg white DV% diff.
Selenium 2.9µg 20µg 31%
Carbs 84g 0.73g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.439mg 24%
Iron 1.44mg 0.08mg 17%
Folate 66µg 4µg 16%
Calories 378kcal 52kcal 16%
Vitamin B1 0.182mg 0.004mg 15%
Protein 4.2g 10.9g 13%
Vitamin B3 1.84mg 0.105mg 11%
Manganese 0.19mg 0.011mg 8%
Sodium 31mg 166mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Potassium 41mg 163mg 4%
Copper 0.06mg 0.023mg 4%
Fats 2.7g 0.17g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.466g 0g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.345g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.669g 0g 3%
Phosphorus 35mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.09µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1.1mg 1%
Magnesium 7mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.005mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 7mg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.03mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 82.4g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 45.42g 0.71g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.061mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.123mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.165mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 0.295mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 84% 8%
Protein: 4.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 84 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 1.1 g
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +1488.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11406.8%
Contains more OtherOther +74.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +159.5%
Contains more WaterWater +994.6%

People also compare

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. Fortune cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172722/nutrients
  2. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.