Breast milk vs Egg yolk: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Breast milk has 70 kcal and Egg yolk has 322 kcal, so Breast milk has 78% fewer calories.

Egg yolk has more protein (15.9 g vs 1.03 g). Egg yolk has more fat (26.5 g vs 4.38 g). Breast milk has more carbohydrates (6.89 g vs 3.59 g). Relative to calories, Egg yolk is the better protein source (4.93 g vs 1.47 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Breast milk - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Breast milk - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Breast Milk
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tablespoon (10g)teaspoon (5g)cup (245g)half cup (122.5g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Egg Yolk
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one egg yolk (25g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Breast Milk vs Egg Yolk 100g Compare


per 100gBreast milkEgg yolk
Calories70 322
Carbohydrates6.89 g3.59 g
Fat4.38 g26.54 g
Protein1.03 g15.86 g
Water87.5 g52.31 g
Calcium32 mg129 mg
Iron0.03 mg2.73 mg
Magnessium3 mg5 mg
Phosphorus0.3 mg0.7 mg
Potassium51 mg109 mg
Sodium17 mg48 mg
Zink0.3 mg0.7 mg
Vitaminium A212 IU1442 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.014 mg0.176 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.036 mg0.528 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.177 mg0.024 mg
Vitaminium B60.011 mg0.35 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.005 µg0.146 µg
Vitaminium E0.08 mg2.58 mg

Less Calories in Breast milk

At first glance, you can see that in breast milk is much less calories than in egg yolk.

Breast milk has 70 kcal per 100g and egg yolk 322 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 360%.

In breast milk and in egg yolk most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare breast milk with egg yolk in details.

Breast milk 100g

70kcal

Calories source

  • 39% CARBS.
  • 6% PROTEIN
  • 55% FAT

Egg yolk 100g

322kcal

Calories source

  • 5% CARBS
  • 20% PROTEIN
  • 75% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.