Eggs are a part of traditional
breakfast almost over a major part of the world and are almost a must in the plate
of a growing child. Recently a new trend arose of eating only the egg white and
not consuming the yolk portion. Below we discuss how eating an egg white is
different from eating whole egg.
Egg whites are mainly water and
proteins. These proteins are rich in the essential amino-acids, which your body
can’t synthesize and must be supplemented by food. All the fat and cholesterol
of the egg is in the yolk of the egg. Thus more than 60% of the calories of the
egg lie in the yolk. Egg whites can be a good choice for people on restricted
lipid diet such as heart patients. Besides having the lipids, the yolk harbors
the great chunk of vitamins and minerals, for which eggs are famous as a good
nutrition for growing children. So if you are not eating the yolk of the egg
you are missing out on the vitamins, minerals and the antioxidant selenium as
well. The vitamins include vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B5 and vitamin D
etc. These vitamins are good for your eyes, your skin and your bones and keep
your body metabolism pumping.
To conclude,
eating only the egg white can be a good choice for the calorie conscious people
looking for a way to lose weight, But by cutting off the yolk you are cutting
out a major chink of health benefits that an egg can provide if eaten whole.
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