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Eggs and their varying values
NalaType2
Posts: 3 Member
I find it so frustrating that the food database has so many different conflicting values for eggs! Generic eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs - why do they vary so much? Isn't an egg an egg an egg?
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They vary because the method of preparation varies. and so does the amount of fat. If I cook my own eggs, I use the raw eggs for the entry then add an entry for fats (or whatever else) I used to cook them in/with.0
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Just do it by the size of the egg, extra large, large, etc. If I use a large egg, and all I do is fry it up in some butter I will often use the "fried egg" entry. But the only difference between that and a large egg is that it typically adds a bit of fat from frying it. Really though, its so minor that it doesn't matter at all.0
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So when I'm scrambling them without adding anything except butter, the carb count should still be around 0 yes?0
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Pretty much. Eggs rock.0
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The brand of jumbo egg I use, Pete and Gerry, has 1 carb per egg per the carton, so it does vary. Figure a half a carb for unknown brands since things under 1 carb, say .7, can be labelled 0.0
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