Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
egg white
versus
cherries
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg white and cherries:
Cherries and egg white contain similar amounts of calories - cherry has 63 calories per 100 grams and egg white has 52 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg white is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and similar to cherries for fat. Egg white has a macronutrient ratio of 89:5:6 and for cherries, 6:91:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg White | Cherries | |
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Protein | 89% | 6% |
Carbohydrates | 5% | 91% |
Fat | 6% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Egg white has 20.9 times less carbohydrates than cherry - cherry has 16g of total carbs per 100 grams and egg white has 0.73g of carbohydrates.
Cherry is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than egg white - cherry has 2.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg white does not contain significant amounts.
Egg white has 17 times less sugar than cherry - cherry has 12.8g of sugar per 100 grams and egg white has 0.71g of sugar.
Egg white is a great source of protein and it has 928% more protein than cherry - cherry has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and egg white has 10.9g of protein.
Both cherries and egg white are low in saturated fat - cherry has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and egg white does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry has more Vitamin C than egg white - cherry has 7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg white does not contain significant amounts.
Cherries and egg white contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cherry has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and egg white does not contain significant amounts.
Cherries and egg white contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cherry has 0.07mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and egg white does not contain significant amounts.
Cherries and egg white contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cherry has 2.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and egg white does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry has more thiamin and Vitamin B6, however, egg white contains more riboflavin and Vitamin B12. Both egg white and cherries contain significant amounts of niacin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Egg White | Cherries | |
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Thiamin | 0.004 MG | 0.027 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.439 MG | 0.033 MG |
Niacin | 0.105 MG | 0.154 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.19 MG | 0.199 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.005 MG | 0.049 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 4 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.09 UG | ~ |
Cherries and egg white contain similar amounts of calcium - cherry has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and egg white has 7mg of calcium.
Cherries and egg white contain similar amounts of iron - cherry has 0.36mg of iron per 100 grams and egg white has 0.08mg of iron.
Cherry is a great source of potassium and it has 36% more potassium than egg white - cherry has 222mg of potassium per 100 grams and egg white has 163mg 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% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 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% | Vitamin K | 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 | |||