Why is a myfitness pal egg different from other eggs? (mfp claims 12g protein in an egg)

barilo123

Google tells me that there are 6g protein in an egg

My fitness pal tells me that there is 12g protein in an egg

texasredreb

Put in your own egg and then use that one. Most of the entries are done by fellow MFP'ers and there are lots of errors.

sefajane1

It depends on what size egg you're talking about and how accurate the entry is.

If in doubt, I always check here.....

https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/01123?fgcd=&manu=&format=&count=&max=25&offset=&sort=default&order=asc&qlookup=egg+raw&ds=&qt=&qp=&qa=&qn=&q=&ing=

MikePTY

Not sure where you are finding that one. There many entries for "eggs, large" They all have 70 calories, and 6 grams of protein. Look for entries with the green check mark. Entries can be user entered, so you may have found one that has an error, which you can report. But if you do a little bit of searching it's pretty clear how many calories and protein are in an egg per MFP.