What is egg protein?
Egg protein is referred as perfect or complete protein. Biological value(the amount of protein retained by body from absorb protein) of egg protein is 93.7. The protein in eggs has a biological quality greater than any other natural food. In fact many manufacturers of protein powders often base their products on egg protein such as albumin because of its protein quality. Egg protein contains all the essential amino acids in the exact proportions required by the body for optimum growth and maintenance of lean, metabolically active tissue.
| Egg |
Protein |
Calories |
| Raw |
6g |
75 calories |
| Boiled average |
6g |
80 calories |
| Fried in oil |
6g |
120 calories |
| Scrambled (2 eggs + milk) |
14g |
170 calories |
| Poached 1 egg |
6g |
80 calories |
| Scotch egg |
7g |
140 calories |
| Omelette |
10g |
128 calories |
| Based on One Large Egg (50 g) |
|
| Component |
Whole Egg |
Egg White |
Egg Yolk |
| Quantity |
% DV |
Quantity |
% DV |
Quantity |
% DV |
| Calories |
75 |
4% |
17 |
1% |
58 |
3% |
| Total Fat |
5.0 g |
8% |
0.0 g |
0% |
5.0 g |
8% |
| Saturated |
1.6 g |
8% |
0.0 g |
0% |
1.6 g |
8% |
| Monounsaturated |
2.0 g |
- |
0.0 g |
- |
2.0 g |
- |
| Polyunsaturated |
0.7 g |
- |
0.0 g |
- |
0.7 g |
- |
| Cholesterol |
213 mg |
70% |
0.0 g |
0% |
213 mg |
70% |
| Carbohydrate |
0.65 g |
<1 % |
0.34 g |
<1 % |
0.31 |
0 % |
| Protein |
6.7 g |
13% |
4.0 g |
7% |
2.7 |
5% |
What is the effective dosage of egg protein supplementation?
The recommended daily intake of protein is 1 to 2 grams per kilogram of body weight.
What are the benefits of egg protein supplementation?
Recently, chicken eggs that are especially high in Omega 3 fatty acids have come on the market. These eggs are made by feeding laying hens a diet containing polyunsaturated fats and kelp meal.
They supply a large amount of complete, high-quality protein (which contains all essential amino acids for humans), and provide significant amounts of several vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, choline, iron, calcium, phosphorous and potassium. They are also one of the least expensive single-food sources of complete protein.
Egg white does not contain any fat or cholesterol.
Biological value (the amount of protein retained by body from absorb protein) of egg protein is 100.
It is eay to handle, cook chew and digest.
What are the side effects of egg protein supplementation?
There are no side effects associated with egg( provided that you donot eat more than 1 egg yolk).
Cautions-
It is recommended that the intake of cholesterol per day should not exceed 300 milligrams. With one egg yolk containing 213 milligrams, it is clear that the recommended daily maximum is easy to exceed. When multiple eggs are desired for an omelet or scrambled eggs, use no more then 2 yolk. | 