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Pancake vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pancake and yolk different?

  • Yolk is higher than pancake in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Yolk covers your daily need for cholesterol, 342% more than pancake.
  • Pancake is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pancake has a higher glycemic index (66) than yolk (0).

Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +263.6%
Contains more IronIron +51.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +310.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275.8%

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 1% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 0%
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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% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6429.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +605.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +638.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +660.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +786.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +284.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pancake Yolk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 59mg 1085mg 342%
Choline 820.2mg 149%
Selenium 14.9µg 56µg 75%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 1.95µg 72%
Vitamin B5 0.405mg 2.99mg 52%
Vitamin A 54µg 381µg 36%
Saturated fat 2.122g 9.551g 34%
Phosphorus 159mg 390mg 33%
Vitamin D 218IU 27%
Folate 38µg 146µg 27%
Vitamin D 5.4µg 27%
Fats 9.7g 26.54g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 2.474g 11.738g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.35mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.528mg 19%
Protein 6.4g 15.86g 19%
Sodium 439mg 48mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.58mg 17%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.3mg 16%
Iron 1.8mg 2.73mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.567mg 0.024mg 10%
Calcium 219mg 129mg 9%
Carbs 28.3g 3.59g 8%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.055mg 6%
Calories 227kcal 322kcal 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.077mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.201mg 0.176mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.447g 4.204g 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Potassium 132mg 109mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 28.3g 3.59g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0.687mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.866mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 1.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0.378mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0.949mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0.416mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.114g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 g
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16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +688.3%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +147.8%
Contains more FatsFats +173.6%
~equal in Water ~52.31g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 g
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37% 46% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.738 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.204 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +374.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~4.204g

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/nutrients
  2. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.