Recently, in addition to flavor in food, we are also looking for the beneficial properties and content of vitamins. I really like eggs and I'll tell you a little more about them. They are very tasty and healthy, but they are often neglected and denied.
Chicken eggs are very healthy food and people ate them centuries ago. Interestingly, in the Egyptian Pyramid, which was built in 1420 BC, a group of scientists found a sketch of a man carrying platters of ostrich eggs and those of a pelican.
In ancient Rome, people preserved eggs in many different ways and their meals for the day always begun with eggs or delicacies made from eggs.
In the Middle Ages, people who fasted were not allowed to eat eggs, because of their high nutritional value. In France in the distant 17th century, people loved to eat scrambled eggs in combination with sour fruit juices. In the 19th century, technology for drying eggs appeared.
And here's what a hard-boiled chicken egg contains:
- Calories - In whole egg - 75 kcal, in egg white - 17 kcal, in yolk - 59 kcal;
- Protein - In whole egg - 6.25 g, in egg white - 3.25 g, in the yolk - 2.78 g;
- Fat - Whole egg - 5.01 g, egg white - 0 g, yolk - 5.12 g;
- Carbohydrates - Whole egg - 0.6 g, egg white - 0.3 g, yolk - 0.3 g;
- Fatty acids - Whole egg - 4.33 g, egg white - 0 g, yolk - 4.33 g;
- Saturated fats - Whole egg - 1.55 g, egg white - 0 g, yolk - 1.55 g;
- Monounsaturated fats - Whole egg - 1.91 g, egg white - 0 g, yolk - 1.91 g;
- Polyunsaturated fats - Whole egg - 0.68 g, egg white - 0 g, yolk - 0.68 g;
- Cholesterol - Whole egg - 213 mg, protein - 0 mg, yolk - 213 mg;
- Thiamine - Whole egg - 0.031 mg, protein - 0.002 mg, yolk - 0.028 mg;
- Riboflavin - Whole egg - 0.254 g, egg white - 0.151 g, yolk - 0.103 g;
- Niacin - Whole egg - 0.036 mg, protein - 0.031 mg, yolk - 0.005 mg;
- Vitamin B6 - Whole egg - 0.070 mg, egg white - 0.001 mg, yolk - 0.0060 mg;
- Folic acid - Whole egg - 23.5 mg, egg white - 1.0 mg, yolk - 22.5 mg;
- Vitamin B12 - Whole egg - 0.50 mg, egg white - 0.007 mg, yolk - 0.43 mg;
- Vitamin A - 317 IU;
- Vitamin E - 0.70 mg;
- Vitamin D - 24.5 IU;
- Choline - 215.1 mg;
- Biotin - 9.98 mg;
- Calcium - 25 mg;
- Iron - 0.72 mg;
- Magnesium - 5 mg;
- Copper - 0.007 mg;
- Iodine - 0.024 mg;
- Zinc - 0.55 mg;
- Sodium - 63 mg;
- Magnesium - 0.012 mg.
The amount of vitamins A, D and E is contained in the yolk. Eggs are a natural source of vitamin D. The yolk in one large egg contains 2/3 of the recommended dose (300 mg) of cholesterol.
And to enjoy this healthy food, choose one of our recipes for poached eggs, omelettes or fried eggs.
