Oysters vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are oysters and eggs different?
- Oysters has more zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and selenium; however, eggs are richer in choline, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
- Oysters covers your daily need for zinc, 705% more than eggs.
- Oysters has 23 times more manganese than eggs. Oysters has 0.591mg of manganese, while eggs have 0.026mg.
- Oysters contains less cholesterol.
Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +250% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +132% |
| Contains more IronIron | +673.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +185.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +7385.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +12.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2173.1% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +28.2% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -25.3% |
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 EVitamin E | +65% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2790.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1476.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +566.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +473.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +83.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +185% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +212.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +98.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +214.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +126% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Zinc | 78.6mg | 1.05mg | 705% |
| Vitamin B12 | 17.5µg | 1.11µg | 683% |
| Copper | 5.707mg | 2mg | 412% |
| Iron | 9.21mg | 1.19mg | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 79mg | 373mg | 98% |
| Choline | 130mg | 293.8mg | 30% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.18mg | 0.513mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.591mg | 0.026mg | 25% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.447mg | 1.398mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 39.5µg | 30.8µg | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 26µg | 149µg | 14% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.2µg | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 87IU | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 0.948g | 3.267g | 11% |
| Fats | 3.42g | 10.61g | 11% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.85mg | 0.064mg | 11% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.506g | 4.077g | 9% |
| Folate | 14µg | 44µg | 8% |
| Calcium | 116mg | 50mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 35mg | 10mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.061mg | 0.121mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 1.7mg | 1.03mg | 4% |
| Calories | 102kcal | 155kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 0.066mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 194mg | 172mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 166mg | 124mg | 2% |
| Protein | 11.42g | 12.58g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.056g | 1.414g | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 2µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
| Carbs | 5.45g | 1.12g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 5.45g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Potassium | 139mg | 126mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1.23g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Starch | 0.9g | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.068g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.138mg | 0.153mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.046mg | 0.604mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.459mg | 0.686mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.716mg | 1.075mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.762mg | 0.904mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.257mg | 0.392mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.413mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.523mg | 0.767mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.22mg | 0.298mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.353g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.271g | 0.038g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.163g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.02g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.007g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.007g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.061g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +386.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +42.1% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +10.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +210.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -71% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +705.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +33.9% |
