Rich in Nutrients
Eggs, those precious all-natural gems, pack a nutritious punch into your daily meals. Nutritionally, eating an egg is like taking a multivitamin pill. Eggs are rich in protein and loaded with vitamins and minerals with relatively few calories. This makes eggs a nutrient dense food. Eating eggs everyday is a great way to assure you’re getting more of the good things your body needs and you want.
Here is the nutrient content of one large, raw, fresh egg.*
| Nutrient | Whole Egg | Egg White | Egg Yolk | |
| Energy | calories | 72 | 17 | 55 |
| Protein | grams | 6.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Carbohydrate | grams | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.61 |
| Total Fat | grams | 4.8 | 0.06 | 4.5 |
| Monounsaturated Fat | grams | 1.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | grams | 1 | 0 | 0.72 |
| Saturated Fat | grams | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Trans Fat | grams | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Cholesterol | grams | 186 | 0 | 184 |
| Choline | grams | 126 | 0.4 | 116 |
| Riboflavin | grams | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| Vitamin B12 | grams | 0.45 | 0.03 | 0.33 |
| Folate | grams | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| Vitamin D | IU | 41 | 0 | 37 |
| Vitamin A | IU | 270 | 0 | 245 |
| Vitamin B6 | milligrams | 0.09 | 0 | 0.06 |
| Thiamin | milligrams | 0.02 | 0 | 0.03 |
| Vitamin E | milligrams | 0.5 | 0 | 0.44 |
| Selenium | microgram | 15.4 | 6.6 | 9.5 |
| Phosphorus | milligrams | 99 | 5 | 66 |
| Iron | milligrams | 0.88 | 0.03 | 0.46 |
| Zinc | milligrams | 0.65 | 0.01 | 0.39 |
| Calcium | milligrams | 28 | 2 | 22 |
| Sodium | milligrams | 71 | 55 | 8 |
| Potassium | milligrams | 69 | 54 | 19 |
| Magnesium | milligrams | 6 | 4 | 1 |
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