Hummus vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between hummus and eggs?
- Hummus is higher in manganese, fiber, iron, and magnesium; however, eggs are richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
- Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 164% more.
We used Hummus, commercial and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled types 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +610% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +81% |
| Contains more IronIron | +105% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +74.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2873.1% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +31.6% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +279.5% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -67.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1084.6% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +172.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +809.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +65.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +88.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +701.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +959.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.527mg | 2mg | 164% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 373mg | 124% |
| Choline | 293.8mg | 53% | |
| Selenium | 2.6µg | 30.8µg | 51% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.11µg | 46% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.064mg | 0.513mg | 35% |
| Manganese | 0.773mg | 0.026mg | 32% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.132mg | 1.398mg | 25% |
| Fiber | 6g | 0g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 149µg | 17% | |
| Iron | 2.44mg | 1.19mg | 16% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.613g | 1.414g | 15% |
| Magnesium | 71mg | 10mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 379mg | 124mg | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 87IU | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.2µg | 11% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.18mg | 0.066mg | 10% |
| Folate | 83µg | 44µg | 10% |
| Protein | 7.9g | 12.58g | 9% |
| Saturated fat | 1.437g | 3.267g | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 1.03mg | 7% | |
| Zinc | 1.83mg | 1.05mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.2mg | 0.121mg | 6% |
| Carbs | 14.29g | 1.12g | 4% |
| Potassium | 228mg | 126mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.582mg | 0.064mg | 3% |
| Fats | 9.6g | 10.61g | 2% |
| Calories | 166kcal | 155kcal | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 176mg | 172mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 50mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 8.29g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.12g | N/A | |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.039g | 4.077g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.153mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.604mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.686mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.075mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.904mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.392mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.668mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.767mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.298mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.038g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1175.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +51.4% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +59.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +10.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +12.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -56% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +155.5% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~4.077g
