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.
Pumpkin seed | Egg |
Nutrient | pumpkin seed | egg |
Protein | 9g | 18g |
Carbohydrate | 7g | 1g |
Fiber | 1g | 0g |
Fat | 17g | 14g |
Monounsat. Fat | 5g | 14g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 8g | 2g |
Saturated Fat | 3g | 4g |
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 | pumpkin seed | egg |
Choline | 5% | 83% |
Vitamin A | 1% | 31% |
Vitamin C | 1% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 11% |
Vitamin K | 24% | 1% |
Pumpkin seed have significantly more Vitamins K than egg. Egg have significantly more Vitamins A, E than pumpkin seed. Pumpkin seed are a good source of Vitamin K, Zinc. Pumpkin seed are a great source of Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron. Egg are a good source of Vitamin A. Egg are a great source of Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | pumpkin seed | egg |
Vitamin B1 | 8% | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 11% | 61% |
Vitamin B3 | 5% | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 3% | 40% |
Vitamin B6 | 8% | 18% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 90% |
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 | pumpkin seed | egg |
Sodium | 0% | 13% |
Potasium | 9% | 5% |
Calcium | 3% | 15% |
Magnesium | 57% | 5% |
Phosphorus | 75% | 46% |
Iron | 92% | 43% |
Manganese | 49% | 2% |
Selenium | 5% | 99% |
Copper | 51% | 14% |
Zinc | 29% | 17% |