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Vegetable vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and egg whites different?

  • Vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, iron, copper, and vitamin B1, while egg whites are higher in selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Vegetable covers your daily need for vitamin A, 86% more than egg whites.
  • Vegetable is lower in sodium.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index (66) than egg whites (0).

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Egg, white, 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +257.1%
Contains more IronIron +925%
Contains more CopperCopper +260.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3345.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6566.7%
~equal in Potassium ~163mg

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% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1675%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +710.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1380%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more CholineCholine +2090.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +265.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Egg white DV% diff.
Selenium 0.3µg 20µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.439mg 25%
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0µg 20%
Fiber 4.4g 0g 18%
Protein 2.86g 10.9g 16%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.011mg 16%
Iron 0.82mg 0.08mg 9%
Copper 0.083mg 0.023mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.004mg 6%
Sodium 35mg 166mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.105mg 5%
Phosphorus 51mg 15mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.005mg 5%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 1.1mg 4%
Folate 19µg 4µg 4%
Carbs 13.09g 0.73g 4%
Magnesium 22mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 25mg 7mg 2%
Calories 65kcal 52kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 0.73g N/A
Potassium 169mg 163mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 0.71g N/A
Saturated fat 0.031g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1693.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +281.1%
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
~equal in Water ~87.57g
~equal in Other ~0.63g

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.