Dough vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are dough and eggs different?
- Dough has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, and folate; however, eggs are richer in copper, choline, and vitamin B12.
- Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 205% more than dough.
- Dough has 75 times more vitamin B3 than eggs. Dough has 4.817mg of vitamin B3, while eggs have 0.064mg.
- Eggs contain less sodium.
- Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of eggs is 0.
Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled types were used in this article.
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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 | +220% |
| Contains more IronIron | +228.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2119.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1215.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +63.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -79.4% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +975.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +7426.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +133.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +179.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +390.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +20.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +207.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +13.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +3572.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.152mg | 2mg | 205% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 373mg | 124% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.71mg | 0.066mg | 54% |
| Choline | 8mg | 293.8mg | 52% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.11µg | 46% |
| Iron | 3.91mg | 1.19mg | 34% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.817mg | 0.064mg | 30% |
| Manganese | 0.577mg | 0.026mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 602mg | 124mg | 21% |
| Folate | 123µg | 44µg | 20% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.455mg | 1.398mg | 19% |
| Starch | 44.23g | 18% | |
| Carbs | 51.88g | 1.12g | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 149µg | 17% |
| Fats | 2.42g | 10.61g | 13% |
| Saturated fat | 0.529g | 3.267g | 12% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 87IU | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.2µg | 11% |
| Phosphorus | 105mg | 172mg | 10% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.362g | 4.077g | 9% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 0g | 9% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.427mg | 0.513mg | 7% |
| Calories | 272kcal | 155kcal | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 0.21mg | 1.03mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 10mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 28.6µg | 30.8µg | 4% |
| Protein | 10.75g | 12.58g | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.855g | 1.414g | 4% |
| Fructose | 0.51g | 1% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.107mg | 0.121mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 49.68g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Calcium | 52mg | 50mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 117mg | 126mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.62g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Zinc | 1.04mg | 1.05mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.005g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.153mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.604mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.686mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.075mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.904mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.392mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.668mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.767mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.298mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.038g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.063g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.788g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +4532.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +82.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +17% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +338.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +126.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -83.8% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1026.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +65.4% |
