Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
egg yolk
versus
crimini mushroom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg yolk and crimini mushroom:
Egg yolk is high in calories and crimini mushroom has 93% less calories than egg yolk - crimini mushroom has 22 calories per 100 grams and egg yolk has 322 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg yolk is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to crimini mushroom per calorie. Egg yolk has a macronutrient ratio of 20:5:75 and for crimini mushroom, 36:61:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg Yolk | Crimini Mushroom | |
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Protein | 20% | 36% |
Carbohydrates | 5% | 61% |
Fat | 75% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both crimini mushroom and egg yolk are low in carbohydrates - crimini mushroom has 4.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and egg yolk has 3.6g of carbohydrates.
Crimini mushroom has more dietary fiber than egg yolk - crimini mushroom has 0.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg yolk does not contain significant amounts.
Crimini mushroom and egg yolk contain similar amounts of sugar - crimini mushroom has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and egg yolk has 0.56g of sugar.
Egg yolk is an excellent source of protein and it has 534% more protein than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 2.5g of protein per 100 grams and egg yolk has 15.9g of protein.
Egg yolk is high in saturated fat and crimini mushroom has 100% less saturated fat than egg yolk - crimini mushroom has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and egg yolk has 9.6g of saturated fat.
Egg yolk is high in cholesterol and crimini mushroom has less cholesterol than egg yolk - egg yolk has 1085mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Egg yolk is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than crimini mushroom - egg yolk has 381ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Egg yolk is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has 71 times more Vitamin D than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 3iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and egg yolk has 218iu of Vitamin D.
Egg yolk has 257 times more Vitamin E than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and egg yolk has 2.6mg of Vitamin E.
Egg yolk and crimini mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - egg yolk has 0.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and crimini mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Crimini mushroom has more niacin, however, egg yolk contains more Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both egg yolk and crimini mushroom contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid.
Egg Yolk | Crimini Mushroom | |
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Thiamin | 0.176 MG | 0.095 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.528 MG | 0.49 MG |
Niacin | 0.024 MG | 3.8 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 2.99 MG | 1.5 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.35 MG | 0.11 MG |
Folate | 146 UG | 25 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.95 UG | 0.1 UG |
Egg yolk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 617% more calcium than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 18mg of calcium per 100 grams and egg yolk has 129mg of calcium.
Egg yolk is a great source of iron and it has 583% more iron than crimini mushroom - crimini mushroom has 0.4mg of iron per 100 grams and egg yolk has 2.7mg of iron.
Crimini mushroom is an excellent source of potassium and it has 311% more potassium than egg yolk - crimini mushroom has 448mg of potassium per 100 grams and egg yolk has 109mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, egg yolk has more linoleic acid than crimini mushroom per 100 grams.
Egg Yolk | Crimini Mushroom | |
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other omega 6 | 0.438 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 3.538 G | 0.04 G |
Total | 3.976 G | 0.04 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Egg Yolk (Egg, yolk, raw, fresh) and Crimini Mushroom (Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw) .
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