ASSAYED NUTRIENT VALUES FOR A LARGE RAW EGG*
Based on 59 g. shell weight with 50 g. total liquid whole egg 33.4 g. white and 16.6 g. yolk.


NUTRIENT AND UNIT
WHOLE
WHITE
YOLK

Proximate

Water
37
.66
29
.33
8
.10
Food Energy--C.
75
.00
17
.00
59
.00
Protein (N x 6.25)--g.
6
.25
3
.52
2
.78
Total lipid--g.
5
.01
--
--
5
.12
Total carbohydrate--g. .61 .34 .30
Ash--g. .47 .21 .29

Lipids

Fatty acids as triglycerides--g.
4
.327
--
--
4

.428

Saturated--total
1
.550
--
--
4

.428

8
:0 Caprylic .002
--
--

.002

10
:0 Capric .002
--
-- .002
12
:0 Lauric .002
--
-- .002
14
:0 Myristic .017
--
-- .017
16
:0 Palmitic
1
.113
--
--
1
.139
18
:0 Stearic .392
--
-- .401
20
:0 Arachidic** .020
--
-- .020
Monounsaturated--total
1
.905
--
--
1

.949

14
:1 Myristoleic** .005
--
--

.005

16
:1 Palitoleic .149
--
-- .152
18
:1 Oleic
1
.736
--
--
1
.776
20
:1 Eicosenoic .014
--
-- .014
22
:1 Erucic .002
--
-- .002
Polyunsaturated--total .682
--
-- .698
18
:2 Linoleic .574
--
-- .587
18
:3 Linolenic .017
--
-- .017
20
:4 Arachidonic .071
--
-- .073
20
:5 Eicosapentaeonic .002
--
-- .002
22
:6 Docohexaenoic .018
--
-- .019
Cholesterol--mg.
213
--
213
Lecithin--g.**
1
.15
--
--
1
.11
Cephalin--g.** .230
--
-- .219

Vitamins

A--IU
317
.00
--
--
323
.00
D--IU**
24
.50
--
--
24

.50

E--mg. .70
--
--

.70

B12--mcg. .50 .07 .52
Biotin--mcg.**
9
.98
2
.34
7
.58
Choline--mg.**
215
.06 .42
215
.97
Folic Acid (Folacin)--mcg.
23
.00
1
.00
24
.00
Inositol--mg.**
5
.39
1
.38
3
.95
Niacin--mg. .037 .031 .002
Pantothenic acid (B3)--mg. .627 .040 .632
Pyridoxine (B6)--mg. .070 .001 .065
Riboflavin (B2)--mg. .254 .151 .106
Thiamin (B1)--mg. .031 .002 .028

Minerals--mg.

Calcium
25
.00
2
.00
23
.00
Chlorine**
87
.10
60
.00
27
.10
Copper .007 .002 .004
Iodine** .024 .001 .022
Iron .72 .01 .59
Magnesium
5
.00
4
.00
1
.00
Manganese .012 .001 .012
Phosphorus
89
.00
4
.00
81
.00
Potassium
60
.00
48
.00
16
.00
Sodium
63
.00
55
.00
7
.00
Sulfur**
82
.00
56
.00
25
.00
Zinc .55
--
-- .52

Amino Acids--g.

Alanine .348 .203

.143

Arginine .375 .191 .199
Aspartic acid .628 .358 .272
Cystine .145 .091 .050
Glutamic acid .816 .467 .353
Glycine .210 .123 .086
Histidine .148 .079 .072
Isoleucine .341 .199 .141
Leucine .534 .296 .244
Lysine .449 .239 .221
Methionine .195 .121 .069
Phenylalanine .332 .205 .119
Proline .249 .137 .116
Serine .465 .242 .238
Threonine .300 .160 .148
Tryptophan .076 .043 .003
Tyrosine .255 .137 .124
Valine .381 .224 .155

*1989 Supplement-Agriculture Handbook No.8, Human Nutrition Information Service, USDA

**1979 Poultry Science 58:131-134

INDEX | A/B | C | D | E | F/G | H/I | J/K/L | M/N | O/P | Q/R | S/T | U/V/W | XY/Z |


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