Egg Whites vs Egg with Yolk

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queen3510
queen3510 Posts: 180
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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!

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  • queen3510
    queen3510 Posts: 180
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    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
    STACYESPARZA Posts: 308 Member
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    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
    Nich0le Posts: 2,906 Member
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    Nutrient Content of a Large Egg


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

    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
    STACYESPARZA Posts: 308 Member
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    ok egg yolk only showed 115 mg
  • queen3510
    queen3510 Posts: 180
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    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!

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