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Egg white vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are egg whites and cod different?

  • Egg whites are higher in vitamin B2; however, cod is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, choline, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for cod is 3056% higher.
  • Egg whites contain 7 times more vitamin B2 than cod. While egg whites contain 0.439mg of vitamin B2, cod contains only 0.065mg.

Egg, white, raw, fresh and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw are the varieties 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.
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%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +128.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.4%
Contains more IronIron +375%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1253.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +65.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3%
Cod
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1864.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +911.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 153mg 3056%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.91µg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.065mg 29%
Phosphorus 15mg 203mg 27%
Selenium 20µg 33.1µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.245mg 18%
Protein 10.9g 17.81g 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 43mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 2.063mg 12%
Choline 1.1mg 65.2mg 12%
Potassium 163mg 413mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.076mg 6%
Vitamin D 0 IU 36 IU 5%
Magnesium 11mg 32mg 5%
Sodium 166mg 54mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Iron 0.08mg 0.38mg 4%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.45mg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.64mg 4%
Calories 52kcal 82kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.231g 2%
Fats 0.17g 0.67g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 16mg 1%
Copper 0.023mg 0.028mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.131g 1%
Net carbs 0.73g 0g N/A
Carbs 0.73g 0g 0%
Sugar 0.71g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.524mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +110%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.4%
Contains more FatsFats +294.1%
~equal in Water ~81.22g

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/nutrients

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

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