Nutrition for Fried Egg (cooked)

Fried Egg Nutrition Summary

One cooked fried egg (46 grams or 1.62 oz) contains 90 calories and 6.3 grams of protein. Fried egg consist of 70% water, 14% protein, 15% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.

Fried egg is an excellent source of many nutrients, including Vitamin A, Vitamin D and calcium. It also contains significant amounts of protein, potassium, riboflavin, choline, phosphorus and selenium.

In one cooked fried egg:

• Calories: 90
• Protein: 6.3 g
• Sugar: 0.2 g
• Fat: 6.8 g, (Saturated: 2 g)
• Cholesterol: 184.5 mg
• Sodium: 95.2 mg

There is no significant amounts of dietary fiber in fried egg.

See the Fried Egg Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Egg, whole, cooked, fried.

Calories in Fried Egg

Fried egg has 90 calories per fried egg or 196 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and protein.

70% of calories in fried egg are from fat, 29% of calories are from protein and 2% of calories are from carbohydrates.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Fried Egg

Calories Similar to Fried Egg

Some other dairy or egg products with similar calories to fried egg by weight:

• Sour Cream: +1 calories
• Vanilla Ice Cream: +5 calories
• Ricotta Cheese: -21 calories
• Egg: -24 calories

Protein in Fried Egg

An excellent source of protein, a single fried egg contains 13% of recommended daily values or 6.3 grams of protein. In addition, fried egg is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 6.26 g
• Tryptophan: 0.08 g
• Threonine: 0.28 g
• Isoleucine: 0.33 g
• Leucine: 0.54 g
• Lysine: 0.45 g
• Methionine: 0.19 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.34 g
• Valine: 0.43 g
• Histidine: 0.15 g

Protein Similar to Fried Egg

Some other dairy or egg products with similar amounts of protein to fried egg by weight:

• Feta Cheese: +0.3 grams
• Egg: -0.5 grams
• Egg Yolk: +1 grams
• Cottage Cheese: -1.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Fried Egg

An good source of nutrients, cooked fried egg contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A and calcium. In fact, a single fried egg contains 14% of recommended daily values or 100.7 ug of Vitamin A.

Vitamins in fried egg (1 large):

• Vitamin a: 100.7 ug
• Riboflavin: 0.2 mg
• Niacin: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.6 mg
• Folate: 23.5 ug
• Vitamin b12: 0.4 ug
• Vitamin k: 2.6 ug

Minerals in fried egg (1 large):

• Calcium: 28.5 mg
• Potassium: 69.9 mg
• Iron: 0.9 mg
• Magnesium: 6 mg
• Zinc: 0.6 mg
• Selenium: 15.2 ug
• Phosphorus: 98.9 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Choline: 145.9 mg

There is no significant amounts of manganese, thiamin, pantothenic acid or vitamin c in fried egg.

Similar to Fried Egg for Vitamin A

Here are some other dairy or egg products with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin A to fried egg:

• Whipping Cream: -14 UG
• Cheese: -21 UG
• Kefir: -22 UG
• Egg: -27 UG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Fried Egg ^[3]

Fried Egg Nutrition Chart