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Omelette vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between omelette and jerky

  • Omelette has more selenium, choline, and vitamin B5; however, jerky is richer in zinc, iron, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Omelette's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 88% more.
  • Omelette contains 8 times more vitamin B5 than jerky. Omelette contains 1.289mg of vitamin B5, while jerky contains 0.163mg.
  • Jerky contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg, whole, cooked, omelet and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed.

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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% 14% 10% 56% 21% 30% 72% 20% 3.1% 141%
Jerky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +363.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +410.3%
Contains more IronIron +266.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +260.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +644%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +362.5%

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% 57% 26% 26% 8.5% 89% 1.2% 77% 33% 95% 11% 29% 135%
Jerky
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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% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +163.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +171.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +690.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +95.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +126.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +352.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2606.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +30.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +243.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Omelette Jerky DV% diff.
Cholesterol 313mg 48mg 88%
Sodium 155mg 2081mg 84%
Zinc 1.09mg 8.11mg 64%
Iron 1.48mg 5.42mg 49%
Protein 10.57g 33.2g 45%
Phosphorus 167mg 407mg 34%
Saturated fat 3.319g 10.85g 34%
Selenium 25.8µg 10.7µg 27%
Choline 247.6mg 109.1mg 25%
Folate 39µg 134µg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.289mg 0.163mg 23%
Fats 11.66g 25.6g 21%
Vitamin A 172µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.386mg 0.142mg 19%
Copper 0.063mg 0.227mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 4.843g 11.305g 16%
Potassium 117mg 597mg 14%
Calories 154kcal 410kcal 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.712g 1.011g 11%
Magnesium 11mg 51mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.154mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 1.732mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.76µg 0.99µg 10%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 69IU 11IU 7%
Vitamin E 1.29mg 0.49mg 5%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.111mg 4%
Carbs 0.64g 11g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.179mg 3%
Calcium 48mg 20mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 2.3µg 2%
Net carbs 0.64g 9.2g N/A
Sugar 0.31g 9g N/A
Trans fat 0.709g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.467mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.565mg 0%
Leucine 0.913mg 0%
Lysine 0.767mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.572mg 0%
Valine 0.722mg 0%
Histidine 0.26mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.049g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 12% 76%
Protein: 10.57 g
Fats: 11.66 g
Carbs: 0.64 g
Water: 76.13 g
Other: 1 g
Jerky
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
Contains more WaterWater +225.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +214.1%
Contains more FatsFats +119.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1618.8%
Contains more OtherOther +584%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 45% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.843 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.712 g
Jerky
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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +168.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133.4%

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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. Omelette - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172185/nutrients
  2. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/nutrients

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

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