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Protein content in egg yolk?

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Posted by: Mudge

When I down 6 eggs, I am removing 4 yolks, and wondering if the protein content is affected at all by this?

Just want to know how to accurately count my totals.


Posted by: seyone

the white of a large egg contains about 3.5g of protein


Posted by: Leslie

I don't believe so. I was never told to subtract protein grams.


Posted by: Mudge

From what Seyone says (if accurate) then the yolk would contain proteins. Protein is neccessary for life, so it makes sense that the what becomes the baby chick has protein as well (the yolk), the white is just fuel for the baby chick to be.


Posted by: Jodi

Protein of the entire egg: 6.25
Protein of just the Yolk is 2.85
Just the white: 3.5


Posted by: seyone

whole 6.25g
white 3.52g
yolk 2.78g


Posted by: Mudge

Ah hah, thanks!


Posted by: LAM

remember that the different sized eggs will have varying amounts of protein, fats etc. most nutritional stats for eggs are based on the large size.


Posted by: Dr. Pain

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Originally posted by LAM
remember that the different sized eggs will have varying amounts of protein, fats etc. most nutritional stats for eggs are based on the large size.

EGGxactly! I use Jumbo's because I get them at wholesale, but even X-Large, that most use will have more! (4 P white, 3 P yolk for simplicity)

The overlooked fact here is that there is about 5 grams of fat per yolk!


DP


Posted by: Mudge

Quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Pain



EGGxactly! I use Jumbo's because I get them at wholesale, but even X-Large, that most use will have more! (4 P white, 3 P yolk for simplicity)

The overlooked fact here is that there is about 5 grams of fat per yolk!


DP
No no! Not overlooked at all, I know that the fat is in the yolk, already accounted for DR!.

I also looked at the super-huge eggs, 5 fat and 8 protein instead of my "Large AA" eggs which are 6 protein and 3.5 fat (on the box). I spose I an use the info above to create an expected % instead of actual numbers. The huge eggs break open easily too, nice to work with. I get whats on sale generally

Thanks guys and dolls


Posted by: arbntmare

i wonder how they get eggs that big.. do they give the chicken some kind of protein or something?


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