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Eggnog vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between eggnog and yogurt

  • Eggnog has more vitamin D, choline, and monounsaturated fat; however, yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B2.
  • Eggnog covers your daily need for cholesterol, 18% more than yogurt.
  • Yogurt has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of eggnog is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Eggnog 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.
Eggnog
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 39% 15% 7.5% 4.3% 13% 47% 7% 0.65% 23%
Yogurt
6
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17%
Contains more IronIron +185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +13%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +131%

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.
Eggnog
8
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 5% 20% 4.2% 18% 8.5% 44% 2% 25% 12% 56% 0.75% 0.75% 28%
Yogurt
5
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +245.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggnog Yogurt DV% diff.
Cholesterol 59mg 5mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.45µg 0.75µg 13%
Protein 4.55g 10.19g 11%
Saturated fat 2.591g 0.117g 11%
Selenium 4.2µg 9.7µg 10%
Choline 52.2mg 15.1mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.278mg 7%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Fats 4.19g 0.39g 6%
Vitamin A 59µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Phosphorus 109mg 135mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.302g 0.053g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 11mg 2%
Calcium 130mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.331mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.07mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.198g 0.012g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.063mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.208mg 1%
Calories 88kcal 59kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.01mg 1%
Sodium 54mg 36mg 1%
Zinc 0.46mg 0.52mg 1%
Potassium 165mg 141mg 1%
Carbs 8.05g 3.6g 1%
Net carbs 8.05g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 8.05g 3.24g N/A
Copper 0.013mg 0.017mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.237mg 0%
Leucine 0.383mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.12mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.225mg 0%
Valine 0.289mg 0%
Histidine 0.108mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 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
Eggnog
2
5% 4% 8% 83%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 4.19 g
Carbs: 8.05 g
Water: 82.54 g
Other: 0.67 g
Yogurt
3
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 +974.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +123.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +124%
~equal in Water ~85.1g
~equal in Other ~0.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eggnog
2
63% 32% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.591 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.198 g
Yogurt
1
64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2356.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1550%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eggnog
5
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 7.84 g
Maltose: 0.04 g
Galactose: 0.04 g
Yogurt
1
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 LactoseLactose +208.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +1650%
~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. Eggnog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171258/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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