Egg, fried vs Egg, hard-boiled

Egg, fried3

Leader

Egg, hard-boiled5

Egg, hard-boiled leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Egg, hard-boiled comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Egg, fried for less sugar, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Egg, hard-boiled for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
6.94 g
8.12 gWIN
Carbohydrate
0.42 g
0.72 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
WIN0.2 g
0.72 g
Total fat
7.57 g
6.85 g
Saturated fatless is better
2.21 g
2.11 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
105.61 mg
80 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
77.55 mg
81.29 mgWIN
Calciummore is better
31.63 mg
32.26 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
WIN0.96 mg
0.77 mg
Magnesiummore is better
WIN6.63 mg
6.45 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.