Breast Milk vs Egg: The Healthier Choice

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

Egg vs Breast milk: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gBreast milkEgg
Calories70 143
Carbohydrates6.89 g0.72 g
Fat4.38 g9.51 g
Protein1.03 g12.56 g
Water87.5 g76.15 g
Calcium32 mg56 mg
Iron0.03 mg1.75 mg
Magnessium3 mg12 mg
Phosphorus0.3 mg0.3 mg
Potassium51 mg138 mg
Sodium17 mg142 mg
Zink0.3 mg0.3 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.014 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.036 mg0.457 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.177 mg0.075 mg
Vitaminium B60.011 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.005 mg0.047 mg
Vitaminium E0.08 mg1.05 mg

Less Calories in Breast milk

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

Breast milk has 70 kcal per 100g and egg 143 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 104%.

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

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

Breast milk And Egg Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    egg - 104% more than breast milk
  • Carbohydrates:
    breast milk - 857% more than egg
  • Fat:
    egg - 117% more than breast milk
  • Protein:
    egg - 1119% more than breast milk
  • Water:
    breast milk - 15% more than egg

Less protein in breast milk

It is aslo easy to see see that in breast milk is less protein than in egg.

There is 12.56g per 100g of egg and 1.03g per 100g of breast milk so using simple math we can see that difference is about 1119%.

More carbohydrates in breast milk

In breast milk is more carbohydrates than in egg.

There is 0.72g/100g of carbohydrates in egg and 6.89g/100g in breast milk so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 857%.

Less fat in breast milk

In breast milk is less fats than in egg.

The tables above show us that there is 9.51g/100g of fats in egg and 4.38g/100g in breast milk. In this case difference is about 117%.

Breast milk

70kcal
  • Calories70
  • Carbohydrates6.89 g
  • Fat4.38 g
  • Protein1.03 g
  • Water87.5 g
Breast milk calories per:
100g
| ounce | tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup

Calories source

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

Egg

143kcal
  • Calories143
  • Carbohydrates0.72 g
  • Fat9.51 g
  • Protein12.56 g
  • Water76.15 g
Egg calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS
  • 36% PROTEIN
  • 62% FAT

Vitamins: egg vs breast milk

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    egg - 186% more than breast milk
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    egg - 1169% more than breast milk
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    breast milk - 136% more than egg
  • Vitaminium B6:
    egg - 1445% more than breast milk
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    egg - 840% more than breast milk
  • Vitaminium E:
    egg - 1213% more than breast milk

Minerals: breast milk vs egg

  • Calcium:
    egg - 75% more than breast milk
  • Iron:
    egg - 5733% more than breast milk
  • Magnessium:
    egg - 300% more than breast milk
  • Phosphorus:
    egg - 0% more than breast milk
  • Potassium:
    egg - 171% more than breast milk
  • Sodium:
    egg - 735% more than breast milk
  • Zink:
    egg - 0% more than breast milk
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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