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Egg white vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are egg whites and soba different?

  • Egg whites are higher in vitamin B2; however, soba is richer in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for egg whites is 32% higher.
  • Egg whites contain 5 times more potassium than soba. While egg whites contain 163mg of potassium, soba contains only 35mg.
  • Soba has less sodium.
  • Egg whites have a lower glycemic index (0) than soba (46).

Egg, white, raw, fresh and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +365.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3300%

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%
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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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1588.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +385.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Soba DV% diff.
Selenium 20µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.026mg 32%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.374mg 16%
Protein 10.9g 5.06g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.094mg 8%
Carbs 0.73g 21.44g 7%
Sodium 166mg 60mg 5%
Iron 0.08mg 0.48mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Potassium 163mg 35mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.04mg 3%
Calories 52kcal 99kcal 2%
Copper 0.023mg 0.008mg 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 25mg 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.235mg 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 21.44g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 9mg 0%
Calcium 7mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Choline 1.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.4%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more WaterWater +19.9%
Contains more OtherOther +61.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2837%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.