carbohydrates on the bottom of our USDA food pyramid. But where there is growth of life, there must, by definition, be protein. The word comes from a Greek verb that means “to take first place.” In fact, egg protein is so high that scientists use the egg as a worldwide standard in measuring the quality of protein in other foods. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations charts whole eggs as having a biological value of 93.7 percent, rating eggs higher than milk (84.5 percent), fish (76 percent), and beef (74.3 percent).
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THERE ARE NINE ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS. Because all nine are in a single egg, the egg is a complete protein.
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Protein isn’t a good thing to be without. Yet, protein has been overlooked in favor of complex
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ONE LARGE EGG CONTAINS: 75 calories 6 grams protein 5 grams fat 1.5 grams saturated fat 1.9 grams monounsaturated fat 0.6 grams polyunsaturated fat 213 milligrams cholesterol Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E
Vitamin B12 Choline Folic acid Vitamin B3 Biotin Inositol Niacin Vitamin B6 Riboflavin Thiamine
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