Scrambled egg vs. Pupusas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scrambled egg and pupusas different?

Scrambled egg is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, choline, iron, vitamin A, and phosphorus, while pupusas are higher in vitamin B3 and fiber.
Scrambled egg covers your daily need for cholesterol, 132% more than pupusas.
Scrambled egg contains 8 times more vitamin A than pupusas. Scrambled egg contains 679IU of vitamin A, while pupusas contain 84IU.
Pupusas are lower in cholesterol.

Fast foods, egg, scrambled and Restaurant, Latino, pupusas del cerdo (pupusas, pork) 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.

Scrambled egg

Pupusas

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.3%
Contains more IronIron	+156.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+171.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+269.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.065mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.62mg

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.

Scrambled egg

Pupusas

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1660%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+174.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+497.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+260.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+718.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+625%
Contains more CholineCholine	+370.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1030%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.1%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.083mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	426mg	29mg	132%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.087mg	33%
Vitamin B12	1.01µg	0.28µg	30%
Choline	180.6mg	38.4mg	26%
Iron	2.59mg	1.01mg	20%
Vitamin A	176µg	10µg	18%
Saturated fat	6.153g	3.166g	14%
Vitamin B3	0.21mg	2.373mg	14%
Phosphorus	242mg	162mg	11%
Fiber	0g	2.6g	10%
Sodium	187mg	426mg	10%
Fats	16.18g	10.43g	9%
Selenium	22.5µg	17.8µg	9%
Starch		18.98g	8%
Carbs	2.08g	23.02g	7%
Vitamin K	9µg	1.1µg	7%
Magnesium	14mg	38mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.94mg	0.64mg	6%
Folate	29µg	4µg	6%
Manganese	0.043mg	0.159mg	5%
Protein	13.84g	11.51g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	5.889g	3.964g	5%
Vitamin E	0.96mg	0.35mg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0.1mg	4%
Potassium	147mg	255mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.23mg	3%
Vitamin D	1.1µg	0.7µg	2%
Vitamin D	46IU	28IU	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.969g	2.205g	2%
Calories	212kcal	232kcal	1%
Calcium	57mg	49mg	1%
Net carbs	2.08g	20.42g	N/A
Sugar	1.64g	1.45g	N/A
Copper	0.067mg	0.065mg	0%
Zinc	1.66mg	1.62mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.083mg	0%
Trans fat		0.083g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.657mg	0.46mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.836mg	0.456mg	0%
Leucine	1.185mg	0.976mg	0%
Lysine	0.913mg	0.784mg	0%
Methionine	0.427mg	0.268mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.463mg	0%
Valine	0.96mg	0.531mg	0%
Histidine	0.325mg	0.354mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.087g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.95g	N/A