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Yolk vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yolk and veal different?

  • Yolk is richer in choline, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin D, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin B12, while veal is higher in vitamin B3.
  • Yolk covers your daily need for cholesterol, 327% more than veal.
  • Veal is lower in cholesterol.

Egg, yolk, raw, fresh and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.
Yolk
6
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%
Veal
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +658.8%
Contains more IronIron +175.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +308.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +380%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.3%

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.
Yolk
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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%
Veal
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1620%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +157.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +53.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1227.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +763.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33358.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yolk Veal DV% diff.
Cholesterol 1085mg 103mg 327%
Choline 820.2mg 95mg 132%
Selenium 56µg 13.7µg 77%
Vitamin B3 0.024mg 8.03mg 50%
Vitamin A 381µg 0µg 42%
Vitamin B5 2.99mg 1.16mg 37%
Folate 146µg 11µg 34%
Saturated fat 9.551g 3.04g 30%
Fats 26.54g 7.56g 29%
Vitamin B12 1.95µg 1.27µg 28%
Vitamin D 218IU 0IU 27%
Vitamin D 5.4µg 0µg 27%
Phosphorus 390mg 217mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.204g 0.55g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 11.738g 2.84g 22%
Iron 2.73mg 0.99mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.528mg 0.27mg 20%
Protein 15.86g 24.38g 17%
Vitamin E 2.58mg 0.15mg 16%
Zinc 2.3mg 3.87mg 14%
Calcium 129mg 17mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.07mg 9%
Calories 322kcal 172kcal 8%
Potassium 109mg 337mg 7%
Magnesium 5mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.35mg 0.39mg 3%
Copper 0.077mg 0.103mg 3%
Sodium 48mg 83mg 2%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.035mg 1%
Carbs 3.59g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.59g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.177mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.687mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.866mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 1.217mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.378mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.949mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.416mg 0.885mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.114g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yolk
3
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
Veal
2
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +251.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +30.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.7%
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yolk
2
37% 46% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.738 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.204 g
Veal
1
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +313.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +664.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%

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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. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/nutrients
  2. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

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

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