Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
boiled egg
versus
peach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in boiled egg and peach:
Boiled egg is high in calories and peach has 73% less calories than boiled egg - boiled egg has 155 calories per 100 grams and peach has 42 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, boiled egg is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to peach per calorie. Boiled egg has a macronutrient ratio of 34:3:63 and for peach, 8:87:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Boiled Egg | Peach | |
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Protein | 34% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 87% |
Fat | 63% | 6% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Boiled egg has 8 times less carbohydrates than peach - boiled egg has 1.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and peach has 10.1g of carbohydrates.
Peach has signficantly more dietary fiber than boiled egg - peach has 1.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and boiled egg does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has less sugar than boiled egg - boiled egg has 1.1g of sugar per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is an excellent source of protein and it has 12 times more protein than peach - boiled egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and peach has 0.91g of protein.
Peach has less saturated fat than boiled egg - boiled egg has 3.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is high in cholesterol and peach has less cholesterol than boiled egg - boiled egg has 373mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has more Vitamin C than boiled egg - peach has 4.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and boiled egg does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 521% more Vitamin A than peach - boiled egg has 149ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peach has 24ug of Vitamin A.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than peach - boiled egg has 87iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg has more Vitamin E than peach - boiled egg has 1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - boiled egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peach has 3ug of Vitamin K.
Boiled egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12, however, peach contains more niacin.
Boiled Egg | Peach | |
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Thiamin | 0.066 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.513 MG | 0.031 MG |
Niacin | 0.064 MG | 0.806 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.398 MG | 0.153 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.121 MG | 0.025 MG |
Folate | 44 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.11 UG | ~ |
Boiled egg is a great source of calcium and it has 11 times more calcium than peach - boiled egg has 50mg of calcium per 100 grams and peach has 4mg of calcium.
Boiled egg has 250% more iron than peach - boiled egg has 1.2mg of iron per 100 grams and peach has 0.34mg of iron.
Boiled egg and peach contain similar amounts of potassium - boiled egg has 126mg of potassium per 100 grams and peach has 122mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, peach has more beta-carotene than boiled egg per 100 grams, however, boiled egg contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than peach per 100 grams.
Boiled Egg | Peach | |
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beta-carotene | 11 UG | 224 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 353 UG | 132 UG |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Boiled Egg (Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled) and Peach (Peaches, yellow, raw) .
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||