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Egg vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between eggs and veal

  • Eggs have more copper, choline, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin D, and vitamin A; however, veal has more vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 211% more.
  • Veal is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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
4
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%
Veal
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +194.1%
Contains more IronIron +20.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1841.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +124.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +268.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.6%

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
7
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%
Veal
4
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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +586.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +209.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12446.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Veal DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.103mg 211%
Cholesterol 373mg 103mg 90%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 8.03mg 50%
Choline 293.8mg 95mg 36%
Selenium 30.8µg 13.7µg 31%
Zinc 1.05mg 3.87mg 26%
Protein 12.58g 24.38g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.39mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.27mg 19%
Vitamin A 149µg 0µg 17%
Vitamin D 87IU 0IU 11%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 0µg 11%
Folate 44µg 11µg 8%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 1.27µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 0.55g 6%
Potassium 126mg 337mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.15mg 6%
Phosphorus 172mg 217mg 6%
Fats 10.61g 7.56g 5%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 1.16mg 5%
Magnesium 10mg 24mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 2.84g 3%
Iron 1.19mg 0.99mg 3%
Calcium 50mg 17mg 3%
Sodium 124mg 83mg 2%
Saturated fat 3.267g 3.04g 1%
Calories 155kcal 172kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.2µg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.026mg 0.035mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.07mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0.885mg 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
Veal
2
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +40.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.8%
Contains more OtherOther +21.5%

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
Veal
1
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +157.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.04g

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.