Nutrient Breakdown
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 |
8.1 |
| Food energy--calories. |
75 |
17 |
59 |
| Protein (N x 6.25)--g. |
6.25 |
3.52 |
2.78 |
| Total lipid--g. |
5.01 |
-- |
5.12 |
| Total carbohydrate--g. |
0.61 |
0.34 |
0.3 |
| Ash--g. |
0.47 |
0.21 |
0.29 |
| Lipids |
| Fatty acids as triglycerides--g. |
4.327 |
-- |
4.428 |
| Saturated--total |
1.55 |
-- |
1.586 |
| 8:0 Caprylic |
0.002 |
-- |
0.002 |
| 10:0 Capric |
0.002 |
-- |
0.002 |
| 12:0 Lauric |
0.002 |
-- |
0.002 |
| 14:0 Myristic |
0.017 |
-- |
0.017 |
| 16:0 Palmitic |
1.113 |
-- |
1.139 |
| 18:0 Stearic |
0.392 |
-- |
0.401 |
| 20:0 Arachidic** |
0.02 |
-- |
0.02 |
| Monounsaturated--total |
1.905 |
-- |
1.949 |
| 14:1 Myristoleic** |
0.005 |
-- |
0.005 |
| 16:1 Palmitoleic |
0.149 |
-- |
0.152 |
| 18:1 Oleic |
1.736 |
-- |
1.776 |
| 20:1 Eicosenoic |
0.014 |
-- |
0.014 |
| 22:1 Erucic |
0.002 |
-- |
0.002 |
| Polyunsaturated--total |
0.682 |
-- |
0.698 |
| 18:2 Linoleic |
0.574 |
-- |
0.587 |
| 18:3 Linolenic |
0.017 |
-- |
0.017 |
| 20:4 Arachidonic |
0.071 |
-- |
0.073 |
| 20:5 Eicosapentaeonic |
0.002 |
-- |
0.002 |
| 22:6 Docosahexaenoic |
0.018 |
-- |
0.019 |
| Cholesterol--mg. |
213 |
-- |
213 |
| Lecithin--g.** |
1.15 |
-- |
1.11 |
| Cephalin--g.** |
0.23 |
-- |
0.219 |
| Vitamins |
| A--IU |
317 |
-- |
323 |
| D--IU** |
24.5 |
-- |
24.5 |
| E--mg. |
0.7 |
-- |
0.7 |
| B12--mcg. |
0.5 |
0.07 |
0.52 |
| Biotin--mcg.** |
9.98 |
2.34 |
7.58 |
| Choline--mg.** |
215.06 |
0.42 |
216 |
| Folic Acid (Folacin)--mcg |
23 |
1 |
24 |
| Inositol--mg.** |
5.39 |
1.38 |
3.95 |
| Niacin--mg (B3) |
0.037 |
0.031 |
0.002 |
| Pantothenic acid--mg |
0.627 |
0.04 |
0.632 |
| Pyridoxine (B6)--mg. |
0.07 |
0.001 |
0.065 |
| Riboflavin (B2)--mg. |
0.254 |
0.151 |
0.106 |
| Thiamine (B1)--mg. |
0.031 |
0.002 |
0.028 |
| Minerals--mg. |
| Calcium |
25 |
2 |
23 |
| Chlorine** |
87.1 |
60 |
27.1 |
| Copper |
0.007 |
0.002 |
0.004 |
| lodine** |
0.024 |
0.001 |
0.022 |
| Iron |
0.72 |
0.01 |
0.59 |
| Magnesium |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Manganese |
0.012 |
0.001 |
0.012 |
| Phosphorus |
89 |
4 |
81 |
| Potassium |
60 |
48 |
16 |
| Sodium |
63 |
55 |
7 |
| Sulfur** |
82 |
56 |
25 |
| Zinc |
0.55 |
-- |
0.52 |
| Amino Acids--g. |
| Alanine |
0.348 |
0.203 |
0.143 |
| Arginine |
0.375 |
0.191 |
0.199 |
| Aspartic acid |
0.628 |
0.358 |
0.272 |
| Cystine |
0.145 |
0.091 |
0.05 |
| Glutamic acid |
0.816 |
0.467 |
0.353 |
| Glycine |
0.21 |
0.123 |
0.086 |
| Histidine |
0.148 |
0.079 |
0.072 |
| Isoleucine |
0.341 |
0.199 |
0.141 |
| Leucine |
0.534 |
0.296 |
0.244 |
| Lysine |
0.449 |
0.239 |
0.221 |
| Methionine |
0.195 |
0.121 |
0.069 |
| Phenylalanine |
0.332 |
0.205 |
0.119 |
| Proline |
0.249 |
0.137 |
0.116 |
| Serine |
0.465 |
0.242 |
0.238 |
| Threonine |
0.3 |
0.16 |
0.148 |
| Tryptophan |
0.076 |
0.043 |
0.033 |
| Tyrosine |
0.255 |
0.137 |
0.124 |
| Valine |
0.381 |
0.224 |
0.155 |
* 1989 Supplement-Agriculture Handbook No. 8, Human Nutrition Information Service, USDA
** 1979 Poultry Science 58:131-134
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