Edamame vs Egg: What Should You Choose?

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Edamame - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Edamame - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Egg vs Edamame: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gEdamameEgg
Calories121 143
Carbohydrates8.91 g0.72 g
Fat5.2 g9.51 g
Protein11.91 g12.56 g
Water72.77 g76.15 g
Calcium63 mg56 mg
Iron2.27 mg1.75 mg
Magnessium64 mg12 mg
Potassium436 mg138 mg
Sodium6 mg142 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.2 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.155 mg0.457 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.915 mg0.075 mg
Vitaminium B60.1 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.311 mg0.047 mg
Vitaminium E0.68 mg1.05 mg

Less Calories in Edamame

At first glance, you can see that in edamame is less calories than in egg.

Edamame has 121 kcal per 100g and egg 143 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 18%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in edamame cames from protein and in egg from fat.

See tables below to compare edamame with egg in details.

Edamame And Egg Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    egg - 18% more than edamame
  • Carbohydrates:
    edamame - 1138% more than egg
  • Fat:
    egg - 83% more than edamame
  • Protein:
    egg - 5% more than edamame
  • Water:
    egg - 5% more than edamame

Less protein in edamame

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

There is 12.56g per 100g of egg and 11.91g per 100g of edamame so using simple math we can see that difference is about 5%.

More carbohydrates in edamame

In edamame is more carbohydrates than in egg.

There is 0.72g/100g of carbohydrates in egg and 8.91g/100g in edamame so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 1138%.

Less fat in edamame

In edamame is less fats than in egg.

The tables above show us that there is 9.51g/100g of fats in egg and 5.2g/100g in edamame. In this case difference is about 83%.

Edamame

121kcal
  • Calories121
  • Carbohydrates8.91 g
  • Fat5.2 g
  • Protein11.91 g
  • Water72.77 g
Edamame calories per:
100g
| ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 27% CARBS.
  • 37% PROTEIN
  • 36% 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 edamame

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    edamame - 400% more than egg
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    egg - 195% more than edamame
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    edamame - 1120% more than egg
  • Vitaminium B6:
    egg - 70% more than edamame
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    edamame - 562% more than egg
  • Vitaminium E:
    egg - 54% more than edamame

Minerals: edamame vs egg

  • Calcium:
    edamame - 13% more than egg
  • Iron:
    edamame - 30% more than egg
  • Magnessium:
    edamame - 433% more than egg
  • Potassium:
    edamame - 216% more than egg
  • Sodium:
    egg - 2267% more than edamame
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

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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