Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
egg
versus
caramel
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg and caramel:
Both caramel and egg are high in calories. Caramel has 51% more calories than egg - caramel has 216 calories per 100 grams and egg has 143 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to caramel per calorie. Egg has a macronutrient ratio of 36:2:62 and for caramel, 2:98:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg | Caramel | |
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Protein | 36% | 2% |
Carbohydrates | 2% | 98% |
Fat | 62% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Caramel is high in carbohydrates and egg has 99% less carbohydrates than caramel - caramel has 57g of total carbs per 100 grams and egg has 0.72g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in caramel and egg are both made of 100% sugar.
Caramel is high in sugar and egg has 99% less sugar than caramel - caramel has 57g of sugar per 100 grams and egg has 0.37g of sugar.
Egg is an excellent source of protein and it has 938% more protein than caramel - caramel has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and egg has 12.6g of protein.
Caramel has less saturated fat than egg - egg has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Both egg and caramel are low in trans fat - egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is high in cholesterol and caramel has less cholesterol than egg - egg has 372mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel and egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - caramel has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 742% more Vitamin A than caramel - caramel has 19ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and egg has 160ug of Vitamin A.
Egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than caramel - egg has 82iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel and egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - caramel has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and egg has 1.1mg of Vitamin E.
Egg and caramel contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Egg | Caramel | |
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Thiamin | 0.04 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.457 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.075 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 1.533 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.17 MG | ~ |
Folate | 47 UG | 2 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.89 UG | 0.18 UG |
Both caramel and egg are high in calcium. Caramel is very similar to caramel for calcium - caramel has 49mg of calcium per 100 grams and egg has 56mg of calcium.
Egg has signficantly more iron than caramel - egg has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has 109% more potassium than caramel - caramel has 66mg of potassium per 100 grams and egg has 138mg of potassium.
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.
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||