Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
egg
versus
goji berry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg and goji berry:
Both egg and goji berry are high in calories. Goji berry has 144% more calories than egg - egg has 143 calories per 100 grams and goji berry has 349 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to goji berry per calorie. Egg has a macronutrient ratio of 36:2:62 and for goji berry, 16:84:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg | Goji Berry | |
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Protein | 36% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 2% | 84% |
Fat | 62% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Goji berry is high in carbohydrates and egg has 99% less carbohydrates than goji berry - egg has 0.72g of total carbs per 100 grams and goji berry has 77.1g of carbohydrates.
Goji berry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than egg - goji berry has 13g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is high in sugar and egg has 99% less sugar than goji berry - egg has 0.37g of sugar per 100 grams and goji berry has 45.6g of sugar.
Both egg and goji berry are high in protein. Goji berry has 14% more protein than egg - egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and goji berry has 14.3g of protein.
Goji berry has less saturated fat than egg - egg has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Both egg and goji berry are low in trans fat - egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is high in cholesterol and goji berry has less cholesterol than egg - egg has 372mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than egg - goji berry has 48.4mg 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 goji berry - egg has 160ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than goji berry - egg has 82iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more Vitamin E than goji berry - egg has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Egg and goji berry contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Egg | Goji Berry | |
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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 | ~ |
Both egg and goji berry are high in calcium. Goji berry has 239% more calcium than egg - egg has 56mg of calcium per 100 grams and goji berry has 190mg of calcium.
Goji berry is an excellent source of iron and it has 289% more iron than egg - egg has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and goji berry has 6.8mg of iron.
Egg has more potassium than goji berry - egg has 138mg of potassium per 100 grams and goji berry 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 Goji Berry (Goji berries, dried) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 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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