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Egg vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between eggs and tea?

  • Eggs are richer in copper, selenium, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus, while tea is higher in manganese.
  • Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 221% higher.

We used Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water types in this comparison.

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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
8
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%
Tea
Tea
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +600%
Contains more IronIron +11800%
Contains more CopperCopper +18081.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +10400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1407.7%

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.
Egg
Egg
12
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%
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10653.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +97833.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Tea DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.011mg 221%
Cholesterol 373mg 0mg 124%
Selenium 30.8µg 0µg 56%
Choline 293.8mg 0.3mg 53%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.003mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 0.013mg 28%
Protein 12.58g 0.06g 25%
Phosphorus 172mg 1mg 24%
Vitamin A 149µg 0µg 17%
Fats 10.61g 0g 16%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.392mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.267g 0g 15%
Iron 1.19mg 0.01mg 15%
Vitamin D 87IU 0IU 11%
Folate 44µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 0µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 0g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 0g 9%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.001mg 9%
Calories 155kcal 1kcal 8%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0mg 6%
Sodium 124mg 4mg 5%
Calcium 50mg 3mg 5%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 126mg 18mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 1.12g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 0.032mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 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
4
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20866.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +558.8%
Contains more OtherOther +613.3%
Contains more WaterWater +33.5%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.