A closer look at a familiar choice

Eggs vs. Greek yogurt

Per 100 g, hard-boiled whole egg has 155 calories and 12.6 g protein; plain nonfat greek yogurt has 61 calories and 10.3 g protein. Change the basis to see the tradeoffs.

Choose a fair basis
AEggs100 g · USDA SR Legacy
vs.
BGreek yogurt100 g · USDA Foundation
NutrientEggsGreek yogurt
Calorieskcal15561
Proteing12.610.3
Carbohydrateg1.13.6
Fatg10.60.4
Fiberg0—
Total sugarsg1.13.3
Sodiummg12436
Saturated fatg3.30.1

Values change with the amount you choose. A dash means the nutrient was not reported.

The difference at 200 calories.

Food amount

For 200 calories, the comparison uses 129 g of eggs and 327.9 g of greek yogurt.

Protein

Greek yogurt provides more reported protein at equal calories: 16.2 g for eggs, compared with 33.8 g for greek yogurt.

Fiber

One or both source records omit fiber. A missing value does not establish that a food has no fiber.

Sodium

At equal calories, the reported sodium amounts are 160 mg and 118 mg respectively. Added salt or a different brand can change this comparison.

Other choices to explore.

FoodBasisCaloriesProteinFiberSodium
Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reducedUSDA SR Legacy100 g35784.1 g0 g1,299 mg
Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedUSDA SR Legacy100 g37682.4 g0 g1,238 mg
Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedUSDA SR Legacy100 g35176.9 g0 g1,156 mg