Egg Whites vs Egg with Yolk

queen3510

Just curious if anyone knows why the sodium counts are about the same. Is all the sodium located in the whites? I checked the nutritionals on both and it seems like the whites lose the fat, carb and cholesterol when separated from the yolk but not the sodium. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

queen3510

Just curious if anyone knows why the sodium counts are about the same. Is all the sodium located in the whites? I checked the nutritionals on both and it seems like the whites lose the fat, carb and cholesterol when separated from the yolk but not the sodium. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

STACYESPARZA

If you go into the database you can look it up and compare...
for an egg white on one large egg it shows 55 mg of sodium
I did not look up the yolk

Nich0le

Nutrient Content of a Large Egg


Nutrient (unit)....................Whole Egg .......Egg White.......Egg Yolk

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Calories (kcal) ............... 75 .................... 17.................... 55
Protein (g) ........................ 6.29 ...................3.60 .................2.70
Carbohydrate (g)..............0.39....................0.21 .................0.61
Total fat (g) .......................4.97....................0.06 .................4.51
Polyunsaturated fat (g).....0.682 .................. 0 ..................0.715
Monounsaturated fat (g) ...1.905 ................. 0 ..................1.995
Saturated fat (g)....................1.55 ................. 0 .....................1.624
Cholesterol (mg)..................212....................0 .......................210
Choline (mg) ......................125.5....................- ........................-
Lutein & Zeaxanthin (mcg)....166 .................0......................186
Vitamin A (IU) ......................... 244 ................ 0......................245
Vitamin D (IU) ..........................18 ...................0 .....................18
Vitamin E (mg)........................0.48 ................ 0.......................0.44
Vitamin B6 (mg) ..................0.071................. 0.002 ............ 0.059
Vitamin B12 (mcg)..................0.65 ...............0.03 ...................0.33
Folate (mcg) ............................24.......................1......................... 25
Thiamin (mg)......................0.035 .................0.001................... 0.03
Riboflavin (mg) ..................0.239..................0.145.....................0.09
Calcium (mg) ........................26.........................2 .............................22
SODIUM (mg)..........................70 ....................55............................... 8
Potassium (mg) ...................... 67..................... 54.........................19
Phosphorus (mg) ....................96 ........................5 .........................66
Magnesium (mg).....................6.............................4 ...........................1
Iron (mg) ..............................0.92 .........................0.03........................0.46
Zinc (mg) .............................0.56 ............................ 0.01 ......................0.39

info from the incredible egg usda web page

STACYESPARZA

ok egg yolk only showed 115 mg

queen3510

WOW!

I hit the jackpot when I found this site. Thank you to all of you who responded. Thank you Nich0le for the incredible egg website. Awesome!