Fried egg vs Butter: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Fried egg has 196 kcal and Butter has 717 kcal, so Fried egg has 73% fewer calories.

Fried egg has more protein (13.6 g vs 0.85 g). Butter has more fat (81.1 g vs 14.8 g). Relative to calories, Fried egg is the better protein source (6.94 g vs 0.12 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Fried egg - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Fried egg - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Fried Egg
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one fried egg (55g)
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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.
Butter
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tablespoon (12g)slice (10g)cup (227g)half cup (113.5g)
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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.

Fried Egg vs Butter 100g Compare


per 100g Fried egg Butter
Calories 196 717
Carbohydrates 0.83 g 0.06 g
Fat 14.84 g 81.11 g
Protein 13.61 g 0.85 g
Water 69.47 g 16.17 g
Calcium 62 mg 24 mg
Iron 1.89 mg 0.02 mg
Magnessium 13 mg 2 mg
Phosphorus 5.6 mg 7 mg
Potassium 152 mg 24 mg
Sodium 207 mg 11 mg
Zink 5.6 mg 7 mg
Vitaminium A 787 IU 2499 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.044 mg 0.005 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.495 mg 0.034 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.082 mg 0.042 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.184 mg 0.003 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.051 µg 0.003 µg
Vitaminium E 1.31 mg 2.32 mg
Vitaminium K 0.006 µg 0.007 µg

Less Calories in Fried egg

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

Fried egg has 196 kcal per 100g and butter 717 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 266%.

In fried egg and in butter most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare fried egg with butter in details.

Fried egg 100g

196kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS.
  • 28% PROTEIN
  • 70% FAT

Butter 100g

717kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 100% 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.