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Quail egg vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between quail egg and milk

  • Quail egg has more selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, iron, choline, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and folate than milk.
  • Quail egg's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 280% more.
  • Quail egg contains 122 times more iron than milk. Quail egg contains 3.65mg of iron, while milk contains 0.03mg.
  • Milk contains less cholesterol.
  • Milk has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of milk is 31, while the glycemic index of quail egg is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 9.3% 19% 12% 137% 21% 40% 97% 18% 5% 175%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +12066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +520%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1166.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +869.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +95.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.8%

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 0% 52% 22% 21% 33% 182% 2.8% 106% 35% 198% 0.75% 50% 144%
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +169%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +10700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +327%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +387.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +305.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +236.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1220%
Contains more CholineCholine +1388.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Quail egg Milk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 844mg 5mg 280%
Selenium 32µg 3.3µg 52%
Vitamin B2 0.79mg 0.185mg 47%
Vitamin B12 1.58µg 0.47µg 46%
Iron 3.65mg 0.03mg 45%
Choline 263.4mg 17.7mg 45%
Vitamin B5 1.761mg 0.361mg 28%
Phosphorus 226mg 95mg 19%
Protein 13.05g 3.37g 19%
Fats 11.09g 0.97g 16%
Folate 66µg 5µg 15%
Saturated fat 3.557g 0.633g 13%
Vitamin A 156µg 58µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.324g 0.277g 10%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.42mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.324g 0.035g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.037mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 0.01mg 7%
Calories 158kcal 42kcal 6%
Calcium 64mg 125mg 6%
Copper 0.062mg 0.01mg 6%
Sodium 141mg 44mg 4%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.003mg 2%
Carbs 0.41g 4.99g 2%
Vitamin D 1.4µg 1.2µg 1%
Potassium 132mg 150mg 1%
Vitamin D 55IU 48IU 1%
Net carbs 0.41g 4.99g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g 5.2g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.093mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.641mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.816mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.146mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.881mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.421mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.94mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.315mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.05 g
Fats: 11.09 g
Carbs: 0.41 g
Water: 74.35 g
Other: 1.1 g
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1043.3%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1117.1%
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 47% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.557 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.324 g
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1461%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3682.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%

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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. Quail egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172191/nutrients
  2. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients

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

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