Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy milk
versus
cooked
boiled egg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy milk and boiled egg:
Boiled egg is high in calories and soy milk has 72% less calories than boiled egg - boiled egg has 155 calories per 100 grams and soy milk has 43 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soy milk is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to boiled egg per calorie. Soy milk has a macronutrient ratio of 24:45:31 and for boiled egg, 34:3:64 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soy Milk | Boiled Egg | |
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Protein | 24% | 34% |
Carbohydrates | 45% | 3% |
Fat | 31% | 64% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both boiled egg and soy milk are low in carbohydrates - boiled egg has 1.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy milk has 4.9g of carbohydrates.
Soy milk has more dietary fiber than boiled egg - soy milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and boiled egg does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg and soy milk contain similar amounts of sugar - boiled egg has 1.1g of sugar per 100 grams and soy milk has 3.7g of sugar.
Boiled egg is an excellent source of protein and it has 384% more protein than soy milk - boiled egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and soy milk has 2.6g of protein.
Soy milk has 14.9 times less saturated fat than boiled egg - boiled egg has 3.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.21g of saturated fat.
Boiled egg is high in cholesterol and soy milk has less cholesterol than boiled egg - boiled egg has 373mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and soy milk does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 171% more Vitamin A than soy milk - boiled egg has 149ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and soy milk has 55ug of Vitamin A.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than soy milk - boiled egg has 87iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and soy milk does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg and soy milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - boiled egg has 1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.11mg of Vitamin E.
Boiled egg and soy milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - boiled egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy milk has 3ug of Vitamin K.
Boiled egg has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, soy milk contains more niacin. Both soy milk and boiled egg contain significant amounts of thiamin and Vitamin B12.
Soy Milk | Boiled Egg | |
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Thiamin | 0.029 MG | 0.066 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.184 MG | 0.513 MG |
Niacin | 0.425 MG | 0.064 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.398 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.031 MG | 0.121 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 44 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.85 UG | 1.11 UG |
Both boiled egg and soy milk are high in calcium. Soy milk has 146% more calcium than boiled egg - boiled egg has 50mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy milk has 123mg of calcium.
Boiled egg has 183% more iron than soy milk - boiled egg has 1.2mg of iron per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.42mg of iron.
Boiled egg and soy milk contain similar amounts of potassium - boiled egg has 126mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy milk has 122mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both soy milk and boiled egg contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
Soy Milk | Boiled Egg | |
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beta-carotene | 2 UG | 11 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 353 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy milk has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than boiled egg per 100 grams, however, boiled egg contains more dha than soy milk per 100 grams.
Soy Milk | Boiled Egg | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.075 G | 0.035 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.038 G |
EPA | ~ | 0.005 G |
Total | 0.075 G | 0.078 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, boiled egg has more linoleic acid than soy milk per 100 grams.
Soy Milk | Boiled Egg | |
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linoleic acid | 0.584 G | 1.188 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.149 G |
Total | 0.584 G | 1.337 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Soy Milk (Soy milk, fortified) and Boiled Egg (Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled) .
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