First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Egg white | Cauliflower |
Nutrient | egg white | cauliflower |
Protein | 45g | 16g |
Carbohydrate | 3g | 42g |
Fiber | 0g | 20g |
Fat | 1g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | egg white | cauliflower |
Choline | 1% | 85% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 495% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 5% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 160% |
Cauliflower have significantly more Vitamins C, K than egg white. Egg white are an excellent source of Riboflavin. Cauliflower are a good source of Niacin, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium. Cauliflower are a great source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Cauliflower are an excellent source of Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | egg white | cauliflower |
Vitamin B1 | 2% | 46% |
Vitamin B2 | 166% | 46% |
Vitamin B3 | 4% | 35% |
Vitamin B5 | 16% | 104% |
Vitamin B6 | 2% | 161% |
Vitamin B12 | 19% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | egg white | cauliflower |
Sodium | 46% | 16% |
Potasium | 19% | 69% |
Calcium | 6% | 35% |
Magnesium | 13% | 34% |
Phosphorus | 11% | 61% |
Iron | 6% | 59% |
Manganese | 2% | 54% |
Selenium | 185% | 11% |
Copper | 10% | 34% |
Zinc | 1% | 24% |