Protein in eggs: Is it in the egg white or the egg yolk?

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This is just a curiousity question. Is it in the egg white or the egg yolk?
I always thought it was in the albumen (egg white), but someone I know stated that it is in the yolk. Any idea anyone?

 

[Chocks away]

Re: Protein in eggs

Table 1: Egg Yolks Versus Egg Whites

Nutrient
White
Yolk
% Total in White
% Total in Yolk
Protein
3.6 g
2.7g
57%
43%
Fat
0.05g
4.5g
1%
99%
Calcium
2.3 mg
21.9 mg
9.5%
90.5%
Magnesium
3.6 mg
0.85 mg
80.8%
19.2%
Iron
0.03 mg
0.4 mg
6.2%
93.8%
Phosphorus
5 mg
66.3 mg
7%
93%
Potassium
53.8 mg
18.5 mg
74.4%
25.6%
Sodium
54.8 mg
8.2 mg
87%
13%
Zinc
0.01 mg
0.4 mg
0.2%
99.8%
Copper
0.008 mg
0.013 mg
38%
62%
Manganese
0.004 mg
0.009 mg
30.8%
69.2%
Selenium
6.6 mcg
9.5 mcg
41%
59%
Thiamin
0.01 mg
0.03 mg
3.2%
96.8%
Riboflavin
0.145 mg
0.09 mg
61.7%
48.3%
Niacin
0.035 mg
0.004 mg
89.7%
9.3%
Pantothenic acid.
0.63 mg
0.51 mg
11%
89%
B6
0.002 mg
0.059 mg
3.3%
96.7%
Folate
1.3 mcg
24.8 mcg
5%
95%
B12
0.03 mcg
0.331 mcg
8.3%
91.7%
Vitamin A
0 IU
245 IU
0%
100%
Vitamin E
0 mg
0.684 mg
0%
100%
Vitamin D
0 IU
18.3 IU
0%
100%
Vitamin K
0 IU
0.119 IU
0%
100%
DHA and AA
0
94 mg
0%
100%
Carotenoids
0 mcg
21 mcg
0%
100%​

In Canada some people use just egg whites (these can be slightly coloured yellow, just to make their cooked look more appetising). This is because they contain less fat.

 

[Leo]

Re: Protein in eggs

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[ice]

Re: Protein in eggs

Its in the yoke...... it also has more calories thats why lots of people just have egg white omlettes

 

[Barney Magoo]

Re: Protein in eggs

Its in the yoke...... it also has more calories thats why lots of people just have egg white omlettes

...Eh partly right. Protein is in both parts of an egg.
A medium to large egg contains about 6 grams of protein, about 2.5 grams of this are in the yolk and 3.5 grams are in the white.
The egg white is sometimes known generically as albumin, a protein which exists in most mammals in some form or other. For example, humans have albumin protein circulating in the blood plasma.

 

[Ash 22]

Re: Protein in eggs

Chocks away thats great info. Golly eggs have everything we require. Wonder if the free range are better or does it make any difference?

 

[ice]

Re: Protein in eggs

...Eh partly right. Protein is in both parts of an egg.
A medium to large egg contains about 6 grams of protein, about 2.5 grams of this are in the yolk and 3.5 grams are in the white.
The egg white is sometimes known generically as albumin, a protein which exists in most mammals in some form or other. For example, humans have albumin protein circulating in the blood plasma.

I stand corrected........ the yoke is the nicest part IMO.....the higher fat things are always the nicest so I must have been confused by that

So there is acutally more protien in the white?
Is the protien in the yoke a different kind?

You certainly seem like an 'eggxpert' on the subject......brutal I know

 

[phoenix]

Re: Protein in eggs

Just wondering if anyone knows if you can buy cartons of egg whites? I think I might have seen them in a supermarket up North but not sure. I would like to try an egg white omelette but don't want to waste the yokes.

 

[Barney Magoo]

Re: Protein in eggs

You certainly seem like an 'eggxpert' on the subject......brutal I know

Egspert? Really, get ova yourself. Are you a yolkel or what?
Enoeff about eggs. Let's have an eggs ban edict after this.

 

[Barney Magoo]

Re: Protein in eggs

So there is acutally more protien in the white?
Is the protien in the yoke a different kind?

I suppose you could Goo-Google it for the answer.

 

[Celtwytch]

Re: Protein in eggs

Just wondering if anyone knows if you can buy cartons of egg whites? I think I might have seen them in a supermarket up North but not sure. I would like to try an egg white omelette but don't want to waste the yokes.

Dr Oetker make an egg white powder that can be reconstituted with water. I have no idea who might stock it, though, as I've never gone looking for it.

Why not freeze the egg yolks until you need them? Whisk them up with a pinch of salt or sugar (depending on whether you intend to use them in a sweet or savoury dish) and put them into a freezer bag or container.

 

[emmt]

phoenix, if you're in the area of Swords, i saw cartons of egg whites in JCs supermarket in Swords at the weekend

 

[Milly]

Dunnes stock cartons of egg whites - they're in the chiller cabinet near milk