Nutrient Content of a Large Egg
|
Nutrient (unit)
|
Whole Egg
|
Egg White
|
Egg Yolk
|
|
Calories
(kcal)
|
72
|
17
|
55
|
|
Protein
(g)
|
6.3
|
3.6
|
2.7
|
|
Carbohydrate
(g)
|
0.36
|
0.24
|
0.61
|
|
Total fat
(g)
|
4.8
|
0.06
|
4.5
|
|
Monounsaturated
fat (g)
|
1.8
|
0
|
2
|
|
Polyunsaturated
fat (g)
|
1
|
0
|
0.72
|
|
Saturated
fat (g)
|
1.6
|
0
|
1.6
|
|
Trans fat
(g)
|
0.02
|
0
|
0.02
|
|
Cholesterol
(mg)
|
186
|
0
|
184
|
|
Choline
(mg)
|
126
|
0.4
|
116
|
|
Riboflavin (mg)
|
0.2
|
0.15
|
0.09
|
|
Vitamin
B12 (mcg)
|
0.45
|
0.03
|
0.33
|
|
Folate
(mcg)
|
24
|
1
|
25
|
|
Vitamin D
(IU)
|
41
|
0
|
37
|
|
Vitamin A
(IU)
|
270
|
0
|
245
|
|
Vitamin B
6 (mg)
|
0.09
|
0
|
0.06
|
|
Thiamin
(mg)
|
0.02
|
0
|
0.03
|
|
Vitamin E (mg)
|
0.5
|
0
|
0.44
|
|
Selenium (mcg)
|
15.4
|
6.6
|
9.5
|
|
Phosphorous (mg)
|
99
|
5
|
66
|
|
Iron (mg)
|
0.88
|
0.03
|
0.46
|
|
Zinc (mg)
|
0.65
|
0.01
|
0.39
|
|
Calcium
(mg)
|
28
|
2
|
22
|
|
Sodium
(mg)
|
71
|
55
|
8
|
|
Potassium
(mg)
|
69
|
54
|
19
|
|
Magnesium
(mg)
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, 2010. USDA National Nutrient Database for
Standard Reference, Release 23. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page: http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata
Discrepencies between nutrient levels
in the white+yolk vs. the whole egg are due to sampling error.
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