Incredible Egg

By Dr. Jean Layton on January 5, 2013 in Recipes, Research

Egg, conception

Fiona holding our first egg from our chickens

Fiona holding our first egg from our chickens

Primal

 

the beginning

Egg

or perhaps the end.

 

one of our first chickens, raised from a chick

one of our first chickens, raised from a chick

The Chicken or the Egg

our first chickens

our first chickens


But which comes first?

Difficult to judge the circle

To understand the the perfect food.

 

Yes, I love the simple Egg as a perfect food.

 

Nutrient
Unit
Value per 100.0g
approx 2 eggs
       cup (4.86 large eggs)
243g
Proximates
Water g 76.15 185.04
Energy kcal 143 347
Protein g 12.56 30.52
Total lipid (fat) g 9.51 23.11
Carbohydrate, by difference g 0.72 1.75
Fiber, total dietary g 0.0 0.0
Sugars, total g 0.37 0.90
Minerals
Calcium, Ca mg 56 136
Iron, Fe mg 1.75 4.25
Magnesium, Mg mg 12 29
Phosphorus, P mg 198 481
Potassium, K mg 138 335
Sodium, Na mg 142 345
Zinc, Zn mg 1.29 3.13
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 0.0 0.0
Thiamin mg 0.040 0.097
Riboflavin mg 0.457 1.111
Niacin mg 0.075 0.182
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.170 0.413
Folate, DFE µg 47 114
Vitamin B-12 µg 0.89 2.16
Vitamin A, RAE µg 160 389
Vitamin A, IU IU 540 1312
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg 1.05 2.55
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) µg 2.0 4.9
Vitamin D IU 82 199
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) µg 0.3 0.7
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated g 3.126 7.596
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 3.658 8.889
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 1.911 4.644
Cholesterol mg 372 904
Other
Caffeine mg 0 0
Easily cooked, easily a complete meal.
Just realize that the chart above reflects the nutritional standards of mass market eggs.
The differences when your chicken is free ranging are clear.
check out this infographic from Mother Earth News.
The benefits of eating eggs are very clear, at least for Adult men. Funny how so much medical research is solely on one sex.

Eggs modulate the inflammatory response to carbohydrate restricted diets in men

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