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Egg vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are eggs and coffee different?

  • Coffee contains less copper, selenium, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and iron than eggs.
  • Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 222% more than coffee.

Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water 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.
Egg
Egg
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Coffee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157.1%
Contains more IronIron +11800%
Contains more CopperCopper +99900%
Contains more ZincZinc +5150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5633.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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.
Egg
Egg
11
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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Coffee
1
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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +10200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +450.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +11200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +198.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Coffee DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.002mg 222%
Cholesterol 373mg 0mg 124%
Selenium 30.8µg 0µg 56%
Choline 293.8mg 2.6mg 53%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.076mg 34%
Protein 12.58g 0.12g 25%
Phosphorus 172mg 3mg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 0.254mg 23%
Vitamin A 149µg 0µg 17%
Fats 10.61g 0.02g 16%
Saturated fat 3.267g 0.002g 15%
Iron 1.19mg 0.01mg 15%
Vitamin D 87IU 0IU 11%
Folate 44µg 2µg 11%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 0µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 0.015g 10%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 0.001g 9%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.001mg 9%
Calories 155kcal 1kcal 8%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.01mg 7%
Sodium 124mg 2mg 5%
Calcium 50mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.014mg 4%
Potassium 126mg 49mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 0.191mg 1%
Net carbs 1.12g 0g N/A
Carbs 1.12g 0g 0%
Sugar 1.12g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.026mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0.002mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.038g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
4
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10383.3%
Contains more FatsFats +52950%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +127.7%
Contains more WaterWater +33.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27080%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/nutrients
  2. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.