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Egg composition table
What is an egg?
Eggs are a food of animal origin that is obtained from chickens. When they come from other animals, the type is specified, such as ostrich eggs, duck eggs, crocodile eggs, etc.
What is the composition of an egg?
The following tables show the composition of eggs:
| Nutritional composition of eggs per 100 g. | ||
| Raw egg white | Raw egg yolk | |
| Water | 87, 81 g. | 48, 81 g. |
| Calories | 50 Kcal | 358 Kcal |
| Fats | 0, 0 g. | 30, 87 g. |
| Proteins | 10,52 g. | 16,76 g. |
| Carbohydrates | 1,03 g. | 1,78 g. |
| Fiber | 0 g. | 0 g. |
| Potassium | 143 mg | 94 mg |
| Sodium | 164 mg | 43 mg |
| Phosphorus | 13 mg | 488 mg |
| Calcium | 6 mg | 137 mg |
| Magnesium | 11 mg | 9 mg |
| Copper | 0,006 mg | 0,025 mg |
| Iron | 0, 03 mg | 3,55 mg |
| Zinc | 0,01 mg | 0,4 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) | 0,006 mg | 0,170 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0,452 mg | 0,639 mg |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0,092 mg | 0,015 mg |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | 0, 119 mg | 3,807 mg |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 0,004 mg | 0,392 mg |
| Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) | 3 mcg | 146 mcg |
| Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) | 0,20 mcg | 3. 11 mcg |
| Vitamin A | 0 | 1945 IU / 584 mcg |
| Vitamin D | 0 | 148 IU |
| Vitamin E | 0 | 3.16 mg |
What stands out about the composition of eggs?
Eggs are an excellent food: nutritious, delicious, healthy, and economical, with very few contraindications. It is a food very rich in protein and is also one of the richest foods in choline. They provide many vitamins, including B vitamins and vitamins A, E, and D.
It’s worth mentioning that it’s a myth that people with high cholesterol cannot eat eggs. The truth is, multiple studies have already been done in which it has been shown that eating an egg a day does not negatively affect cholesterol, but quite the opposite.
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