Thread: Quality of eggs

Here is my order (sortof):
Steak
Chicken
Eggs
Fish
Turkey
Whey

Hi Redbull Egg yolks and whole eggs are a good source of protein and choline. For this reason, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) categorizes eggs as Meats within the Food Guide Pyramid.

I prefer lean chicken breast.

A PDCAAS value of 1 is the highest, and 0 the lowest. The table shows the ratings of selected foods.
1.00 casein (milk protein) 1.00 egg 1.00 soy protein 1.00 whey (milk protein) 0.92 beef 0.91 soybeans 0.78 chickpeas 0.76 fruits 0.73 vegetables 0.70 legumes 0.59 cereals and derivatives 0.42 whole wheat

Or using Biological Value:
The Biological Value (BV) of a Protein is a value that measures how well the body can absorb and utilize a protein. The higher the Biological Value of the protein you use, the more nitrogen your body can absorb, use, and retain. As a result, proteins with the highest BV promote the most lean muscle gains. Whey protein has the highest BV value, rating as a 104. Egg protein is only second to whey rating as a 100 with milk proteins being a close third rating as 91. Beef rates as an 80 with soy proteins a distant 74. Bean proteins, due to the fact that are plant-based proteins, only rate a 49.

Source:
PDCAAS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biological Value (BV) Definition
... since I didn't want to pull a book :P


In reality a mix of proteins is best, don't rely on just one. There are a number of studies that show people that use a combination of proteins (Whey, casein, ect..) perform better and get more results than those that stick with one kind of protein (Whey was the control group for that study). Fish are also pretty high on the list. I believe Salmon, Swordfish and Tuna (?) are somewhere around .97 on the BV scale. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong on that one.

Originally Posted by Life

A PDCAAS value of 1 is the highest, and 0 the lowest. The table shows the ratings of selected foods.
1.00 casein (milk protein) 1.00 egg 1.00 soy protein 1.00 whey (milk protein) 0.92 beef 0.91 soybeans 0.78 chickpeas 0.76 fruits 0.73 vegetables 0.70 legumes 0.59 cereals and derivatives 0.42 whole wheat

Or using Biological Value:
The Biological Value (BV) of a Protein is a value that measures how well the body can absorb and utilize a protein. The higher the Biological Value of the protein you use, the more nitrogen your body can absorb, use, and retain. As a result, proteins with the highest BV promote the most lean muscle gains. Whey protein has the highest BV value, rating as a 104. Egg protein is only second to whey rating as a 100 with milk proteins being a close third rating as 91. Beef rates as an 80 with soy proteins a distant 74. Bean proteins, due to the fact that are plant-based proteins, only rate a 49.

Source:
PDCAAS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biological Value (BV) Definition
... since I didn't want to pull a book :P


In reality a mix of proteins is best, don't rely on just one. There are a number of studies that show people that use a combination of proteins (Whey, casein, ect..) perform better and get more results than those that stick with one kind of protein (Whey was the control group for that study). Fish are also pretty high on the list. I believe Salmon, Swordfish and Tuna (?) are somewhere around .97 on the BV scale. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong on that one.

Nice. I'm not too sure how reliable Wikipedia is though (?).

Originally Posted by Redbull212010

Is eggs the best source of protein?

whole eggs have the highest BV of all animal proteins but any "balanced" diet should have a variety of foods in it. all foods have different nutrient profiles so the best way to prevent long term nutrient decencies in the diet is to eat a variety of foods in the diet. nutrient decencies are the leading cause of disease and pre-mature death.

personally I pretty much consume a different protein source at each meal. breakfast is eggs, lunch might be seafood or poultry, dinner might be pork or beef, etc.

Originally Posted by vortrit

Nice. I'm not too sure how reliable Wikipedia is though (?).

The information is valid, I have several tables on athletic nutrition books that state the same information. Just to lazy to pull them :P

Originally Posted by Life

The information is valid, I have several tables on athletic nutrition books that state the same information. Just to lazy to pull them :P

Yeah, I'm sure it is. Sometimes Wikipedia is not so great because anyone can go in and edit (or used to be able to) from what I understand, but I'm sure the information is solid. It seems I've seen a table like this before and this looks dead on or close.

Originally Posted by Redbull212010

Is eggs the best source of protein?

for me eggs, milk, curds, tuna, chiken