Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
egg
versus
salt
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg and salt:
Egg is high in calories and salt has less calories than egg - egg has 143 calories per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg | Salt | |
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Protein | 36% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 2% | ~ |
Fat | 62% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both egg and salt are low in carbohydrates - egg has 0.72g of total carbs per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg and salt contain similar amounts of sugar - egg has 0.37g of sugar per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than salt - egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Salt has less saturated fat than egg - egg has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Both egg and salt are low in trans fat - egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is high in cholesterol and salt has less cholesterol than egg - egg has 372mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than salt - egg has 160ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than salt - egg has 82iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more Vitamin E than salt - egg has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg and salt contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and salt does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Egg | Salt | |
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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 133% more calcium than salt - egg has 56mg of calcium per 100 grams and salt has 24mg of calcium.
Egg has signficantly more iron than salt - egg has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and salt has 0.33mg of iron.
Egg has 16 times more potassium than salt - egg has 138mg of potassium per 100 grams and salt has 8mg of potassium.
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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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 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% | magnesium | 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 | |||