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Egg vs. Sour cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between eggs and sour cream?

  • The amount of copper, choline, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin D, and phosphorus in eggs is higher than in sour cream.
  • Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 221% more.
  • Sour cream contains 20 times less iron than eggs. Eggs contain 1.19mg of iron, while sour cream contains 0.06mg.
  • Sour cream has less cholesterol.

We used Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled and Sour cream, reduced fat types 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
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 42% 19% 2.3% 3.3% 7.4% 36% 9.1% 0% 22%
Contains more IronIron +1883.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +19900%
Contains more ZincZinc +288.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +651.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +182%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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
10
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%
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 3% 40% 8% 4.5% 10% 55% 1.3% 0% 4.6% 38% 1.8% 8.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +157.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +505%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +270%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +1430.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.07mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Sour cream DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.01mg 221%
Cholesterol 373mg 35mg 113%
Choline 293.8mg 19.2mg 50%
Selenium 30.8µg 4.1µg 49%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0.3µg 34%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 28%
Saturated fat 3.267g 8.7g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.24mg 21%
Iron 1.19mg 0.06mg 14%
Phosphorus 172mg 85mg 12%
Protein 12.58g 7g 11%
Vitamin D 87IU 10IU 10%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 0.3µg 10%
Calcium 50mg 141mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.02mg 8%
Folate 44µg 11µg 8%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.27mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 0.5g 6%
Fats 10.61g 14.1g 5%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin A 149µg 119µg 3%
Potassium 126mg 211mg 3%
Sodium 124mg 70mg 2%
Carbs 1.12g 7g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.04mg 2%
Calories 155kcal 181kcal 1%
Manganese 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 1.12g 7g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 1.12g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 4.1g 0%
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 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.038g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
3
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
7% 14% 7% 71%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 71 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +79.7%
Contains more OtherOther +18.9%
Contains more FatsFats +32.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +525%
~equal in Water ~71g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.5 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.1g

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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. Sour cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173442/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.