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Egg white vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between egg whites and yogurt

  • Egg whites have more selenium and vitamin B2; however, yogurt is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Yogurt covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 28% more than egg whites.
  • Yogurt has 5 times less sodium than egg whites. Egg whites have 166mg of sodium, while yogurt has 36mg.
  • Yogurt has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of yogurt is 19, while the glycemic index of egg whites is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Egg, white, raw, fresh and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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%
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.6%
Contains more IronIron +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +106.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1471.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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%
Yogurt
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more CholineCholine +1272.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.75µg 28%
Selenium 20µg 9.7µg 19%
Phosphorus 15mg 135mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.278mg 12%
Calcium 7mg 110mg 10%
Sodium 166mg 36mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.063mg 4%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.52mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.331mg 3%
Choline 1.1mg 15.1mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.023mg 2%
Protein 10.9g 10.19g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.117g 1%
Copper 0.023mg 0.017mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 141mg 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Carbs 0.73g 3.6g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.208mg 1%
Calories 52kcal 59kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 3.6g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Iron 0.08mg 0.07mg 0%
Sugar 0.71g 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 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
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +129.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +393.2%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
~equal in Protein ~10.19g
~equal in Water ~85.1g

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
Yogurt
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78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +3528.6%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +900%
~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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients

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

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