Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
egg
versus
chashu pork
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg and chashu pork:
Both egg and chashu pork are high in calories. Chashu pork has 21% more calories than egg - egg has 143 calories per 100 grams and chashu pork has 173 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chashu pork per calorie. Egg has a macronutrient ratio of 36:2:62 and for chashu pork, 25:42:34 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg | Chashu Pork | |
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Protein | 36% | 25% |
Carbohydrates | 2% | 42% |
Fat | 62% | 34% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Egg has 25.7 times less carbohydrates than chashu pork - egg has 0.72g of total carbs per 100 grams and chashu pork has 19.2g of carbohydrates.
Chashu pork has signficantly more dietary fiber than egg - chashu pork has 1.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has 11.1 times less sugar than chashu pork - egg has 0.37g of sugar per 100 grams and chashu pork has 4.5g of sugar.
Both egg and chashu pork are high in protein. Egg has a little more protein (9%) than chashu pork by weight - egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and chashu pork has 11.5g of protein.
Egg and chashu pork contain similar amounts of saturated fat - egg has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chashu pork has 2.2g of saturated fat.
Both egg and chashu pork are low in trans fat - egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is high in cholesterol and chashu pork has 96% less cholesterol than egg - egg has 372mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chashu pork has 16mg of cholesterol.
Chashu pork has signficantly more Vitamin C than egg - chashu pork has 11.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than chashu pork - egg has 160ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than chashu pork - egg has 82iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more Vitamin E than chashu pork - egg has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Egg and chashu pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Egg | Chashu Pork | |
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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 | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 0.89 UG | ~ |
Egg is a great source of calcium and it has 115% more calcium than chashu pork - egg has 56mg of calcium per 100 grams and chashu pork has 26mg of calcium.
Egg has 90% more iron than chashu pork - egg has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and chashu pork has 0.92mg of iron.
Egg has more potassium than chashu pork - egg has 138mg of potassium per 100 grams and chashu pork does not contain significant amounts.
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: Egg (Egg, whole, raw, fresh) and Chashu Pork (BBQ PORK) .
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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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||