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Egg white vs. Brussels sprouts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between egg whites and Brussels sprouts

  • Egg whites have more selenium and vitamin B2; however, Brussels sprouts have more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin A, folate, and manganese.
  • Brussels sprouts' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 148% more.
  • Egg whites have 13 times more selenium than Brussels sprouts. Egg whites have 20µg of selenium, while Brussels sprouts have 1.6µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg, white, raw, fresh and Brussels sprouts, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.7%
Contains more IronIron +1650%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +360%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2963.6%

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.
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% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +387.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +609.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4280%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1425%
Contains more CholineCholine +1636.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Brussels sprouts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 153g 1020%
Vitamin K 0µg 177µg 148%
Vitamin C 0mg 85mg 94%
Selenium 20µg 1.6µg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.09mg 27%
Iron 0.08mg 1.4mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.219mg 16%
Protein 10.9g 3.38g 15%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.337mg 14%
Folate 4µg 61µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.139mg 11%
Phosphorus 15mg 69mg 8%
Potassium 163mg 389mg 7%
Sodium 166mg 25mg 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.88mg 6%
Copper 0.023mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.745mg 4%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.42mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 38µg 4%
Calcium 7mg 42mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 23mg 3%
Carbs 0.73g 8.95g 3%
Choline 1.1mg 19.1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.309mg 2%
Fructose 0.07g 0.93g 1%
Calories 52kcal 43kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 5.15g N/A
Sugar 0.71g 2.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +222.5%
Contains more FatsFats +76.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1126%
Contains more OtherOther +117.5%
~equal in Water ~86g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 49% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.34 g
Fructose: 0.07 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0.07 g
21% 37% 42%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +557.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +138.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1228.6%
~equal in Starch ~0g

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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 white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients
  2. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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