{"id":38642,"date":"2023-07-17T10:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T15:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/?page_id=38642"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:42:30","slug":"egg-composition-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/professionals\/foodservice\/eggs-egg-products\/egg-composition-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg Composition &amp; Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page-header-block_0956e30ecda9db6352e4b5572b0b5ec7\" class=\"content-block page-header \">\n\n    <div class=\"page-header__breadcrumbs\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"page-header__content-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"page-header__content\">\n        <div class=\"page-header__text\">\n          <h1>Egg Composition &#038; Nutrition<\/h1>\n                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Egg Composition | Parts of an Egg<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/incredibleegg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs-image-9-980x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Nutrient Composition\" class=\"wp-image-38643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs-image-9-980x1024.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs-image-9-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs-image-9-768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs-image-9-1469x1536.jpg 1469w, https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs-image-9.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nutrition<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<p>Eggs are a naturally nutrient-rich food,&nbsp;containing&nbsp;eight essential&nbsp;nutrients. Eggs provide&nbsp;an excellent source&nbsp;of&nbsp;vitamin B12, biotin (B7), iodine, selenium, and choline;&nbsp;a good source of high-quality protein, riboflavin (B2) and pantothenic acid (B5);&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin (252 mcg), all for&nbsp;only&nbsp;70 calories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<p><strong>Nutrient packed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<p>The yolk makes up just over one-third of an egg. It provides three-fourths of the calories, all of the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), and all of the choline, lutein, and zeaxanthin. The yolk also provides most of the phosphorus, iron and folate and almost half of the protein and riboflavin. The white (albumen) provides more than half of the total protein and riboflavin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<p>Choline, an essential nutrient, is shown to be important for proper brain development in the fetus and newborn and may play a role in memory function throughout life and into old age. The carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which are found in eggs, are important in maintaining eye health. Though these nutrients are present only in small amounts in eggs, research shows they may be more bioavailable, or absorbed and utilized by the body, when obtained from egg yolk than from richer sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<p><strong>Complete protein<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block\">\n<p>Eggs contain the highest quality protein and are often used as a standard to measure the quality of other protein sources. 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