Egg vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are eggs and oysters different?
- Eggs have more choline, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and selenium.
- Oysters covers your daily need for zinc, 705% more than eggs.
- Eggs have 5 times more cholesterol than oysters. Eggs have 373mg of cholesterol, while oysters has 79mg.
Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat 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 less SodiumSodium | -25.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +250% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +132% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +10.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +673.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +185.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +7385.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +12.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2173.1% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +28.2% |
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 AVitamin A | +473.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +83.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +185% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +212.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +98.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +214.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +126% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +65% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2790.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1476.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +566.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Zinc | 1.05mg | 78.6mg | 705% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.11µg | 17.5µg | 683% |
| Copper | 2mg | 5.707mg | 412% |
| Iron | 1.19mg | 9.21mg | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 373mg | 79mg | 98% |
| Choline | 293.8mg | 130mg | 30% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.513mg | 0.18mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.026mg | 0.591mg | 25% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.398mg | 0.447mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 30.8µg | 39.5µg | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 149µg | 26µg | 14% |
| Vitamin D | 2.2µg | 0µg | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 87IU | 2IU | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 3.267g | 0.948g | 11% |
| Fats | 10.61g | 3.42g | 11% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.064mg | 1.85mg | 11% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.077g | 0.506g | 9% |
| Folate | 44µg | 14µg | 8% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 116mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 10mg | 35mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.121mg | 0.061mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 1.03mg | 1.7mg | 4% |
| Calories | 155kcal | 102kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 0.036mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 172mg | 194mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 124mg | 166mg | 2% |
| Protein | 12.58g | 11.42g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.414g | 1.056g | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 2µg | 1% |
| Carbs | 1.12g | 5.45g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 1.12g | 5.45g | N/A |
| Potassium | 126mg | 139mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.12g | 1.23g | N/A |
| Starch | 0.9g | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.068g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.153mg | 0.138mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.604mg | 0.046mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.686mg | 0.459mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.075mg | 0.716mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.904mg | 0.762mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.392mg | 0.257mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.668mg | 0.413mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.767mg | 0.523mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.298mg | 0.22mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | 0.353g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.038g | 0.271g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.163g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.02g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.007g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.007g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.061g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +210.2% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +386.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +42.1% |
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Protein
~11.42g
~equal in
Water
~78.19g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +705.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +33.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -71% |
