Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
fried egg
versus
chocolate ice cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in fried egg and chocolate ice cream:
Both chocolate ice cream and fried egg are high in calories. Chocolate ice cream has a little more calories (10%) than fried egg by weight - chocolate ice cream has 216 calories per 100 grams and fried egg has 196 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, fried egg is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chocolate ice cream per calorie. Fried egg has a macronutrient ratio of 29:2:70 and for chocolate ice cream, 7:50:44 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Fried Egg | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Protein | 29% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 2% | 50% |
Fat | 70% | 44% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Fried egg has signficantly less carbohydrates than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and fried egg has 0.83g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate ice cream has more dietary fiber than fried egg - chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and fried egg does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and fried egg has 98% less sugar than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar per 100 grams and fried egg has 0.4g of sugar.
Fried egg is an excellent source of protein and it has 258% more protein than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein per 100 grams and fried egg has 13.6g of protein.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and fried egg has 36% less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fried egg has 4.3g of saturated fat.
Both fried egg and chocolate ice cream are low in trans fat - fried egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream does not contain significant amounts.
Fried egg is high in cholesterol and chocolate ice cream has 92% less cholesterol than fried egg - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fried egg has 401mg of cholesterol.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin C than fried egg - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and fried egg does not contain significant amounts.
Both chocolate ice cream and fried egg are high in Vitamin A. Fried egg has 86% more Vitamin A than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and fried egg has 219ug of Vitamin A.
Fried egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has 1000% more Vitamin D than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and fried egg has 88iu of Vitamin D.
Chocolate ice cream and fried egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fried egg has 1.3mg of Vitamin E.
Chocolate ice cream and fried egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and fried egg has 5.6ug of Vitamin K.
Fried egg has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both fried egg and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of thiamin and niacin.
Fried Egg | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Thiamin | 0.044 MG | 0.042 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.495 MG | 0.194 MG |
Niacin | 0.082 MG | 0.226 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.66 MG | 0.554 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.184 MG | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 51 UG | 16 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.97 UG | 0.29 UG |
Both chocolate ice cream and fried egg are high in calcium. Chocolate ice cream has 76% more calcium than fried egg - chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium per 100 grams and fried egg has 62mg of calcium.
Fried egg has 103% more iron than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and fried egg has 1.9mg of iron.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of potassium and it has 64% more potassium than fried egg - chocolate ice cream has 249mg of potassium per 100 grams and fried egg has 152mg 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, both fried egg and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Fried Egg | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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beta-carotene | 35 UG | 19 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 543 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, fried egg has more DHA than chocolate ice cream per 100 grams. Both fried egg and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Fried Egg | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.137 G | 0.15 G |
DHA | 0.063 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.007 G | ~ |
Total | 0.207 G | 0.15 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, fried egg has more linoleic acid than chocolate ice cream per 100 grams.
Fried Egg | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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other omega 6 | 0.019 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 2.781 G | 0.25 G |
Total | 2.8 G | 0.25 G |
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: Fried Egg (Egg, whole, cooked, fried) and Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) .
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