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Pistachio vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pistachios and egg whites

  • Egg whites have less copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, iron, fiber, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Pistachios cover your daily copper needs 142% more than egg whites.
  • Egg whites have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of pistachios is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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 86% 32% 90% 147% 433% 60% 210% 0.13% 157% 38%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +528.8%
Contains more IronIron +4800%
Contains more CopperCopper +5552.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +7233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10809.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +185.7%

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 19% 8.7% 57% 0% 218% 37% 24% 31% 392% 0% 0% 38% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pistachio Egg white DV% diff.
Copper 1.3mg 0.023mg 142%
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 0.005mg 130%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.38g 0g 96%
Vitamin B1 0.87mg 0.004mg 72%
Fats 45.32g 0.17g 69%
Phosphorus 490mg 15mg 68%
Monounsaturated fat 23.257g 0g 58%
Manganese 1.2mg 0.011mg 52%
Iron 3.92mg 0.08mg 48%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Saturated fat 5.907g 0g 27%
Magnesium 121mg 11mg 26%
Calories 560kcal 52kcal 25%
Potassium 1025mg 163mg 25%
Selenium 7µg 20µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.439mg 21%
Zinc 2.2mg 0.03mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.86mg 0mg 19%
Protein 20.16g 10.9g 19%
Folate 51µg 4µg 12%
Calcium 105mg 7mg 10%
Carbs 27.17g 0.73g 9%
Sodium 1mg 166mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 0.105mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 0.19mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Net carbs 16.57g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 7.66g 0.71g N/A
Choline 1.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0.07g 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.091g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 45% 27% 4% 3%
Protein: 20.16 g
Fats: 45.32 g
Carbs: 27.17 g
Water: 4.37 g
Other: 2.98 g
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +85%
Contains more FatsFats +26558.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3621.9%
Contains more OtherOther +373%
Contains more WaterWater +1903.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 74% 3% 3% 2%
Starch: 1.67 g
Sucrose: 6.87 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.24 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +9714.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +242.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +142.9%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~0.34g

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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. Pistachio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170184/nutrients
  2. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients

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

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