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Scrambled egg vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between scrambled egg and eggs?

  • Scrambled egg is higher in iron, phosphorus, and vitamin K; however, eggs are richer in copper, choline, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin D.
  • Eggs' daily need coverage for copper is 215% more.
  • Eggs contain 30 times less vitamin K than scrambled egg. Scrambled egg contains 9µg of vitamin K, while eggs contain 0.3µg.
  • Eggs have less saturated fat.

We used Fast foods, egg, scrambled and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled types 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 10% 17% 13% 97% 22% 45% 104% 24% 5.6% 123%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +117.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +2885.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.9%

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 11% 59% 19% 17% 20% 120% 3.9% 56% 44% 126% 23% 22% 99%
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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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +228.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +51.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.513mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scrambled egg Egg DV% diff.
Copper 0.067mg 2mg 215%
Choline 180.6mg 293.8mg 21%
Cholesterol 426mg 373mg 18%
Iron 2.59mg 1.19mg 18%
Selenium 22.5µg 30.8µg 15%
Saturated fat 6.153g 3.267g 13%
Phosphorus 242mg 172mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.94mg 1.398mg 9%
Fats 16.18g 10.61g 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 2.2µg 6%
Zinc 1.66mg 1.05mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 5.889g 4.077g 5%
Vitamin D 46IU 87IU 5%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.121mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.969g 1.414g 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Folate 29µg 44µg 4%
Vitamin B12 1.01µg 1.11µg 4%
Calories 212kcal 155kcal 3%
Vitamin A 176µg 149µg 3%
Sodium 187mg 124mg 3%
Protein 13.84g 12.58g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.066mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.21mg 0.064mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.513mg 1%
Manganese 0.043mg 0.026mg 1%
Potassium 147mg 126mg 1%
Calcium 57mg 50mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 2.08g 1.12g 0%
Net carbs 2.08g 1.12g N/A
Sugar 1.64g 1.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.96mg 1.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.657mg 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.836mg 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 1.185mg 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.913mg 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.427mg 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.75mg 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.96mg 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.325mg 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.038g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 16% 2% 67%
Protein: 13.84 g
Fats: 16.18 g
Carbs: 2.08 g
Water: 66.7 g
Other: 1.2 g
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13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +52.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.7%
Contains more OtherOther +12.1%
Contains more WaterWater +11.9%
~equal in Protein ~12.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 42% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.153 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.889 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.969 g
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.9%

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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. Scrambled egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173272/nutrients
  2. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/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.