It is said that now everyone’s living standard is getting higher and higher, and everyone can afford eggs. Even native eggs and free range eggs are not unusual.
What ostrich eggs, pigeon eggs, turtle eggs… There are all kinds of strange eggs on the market, and one is more popular than the other.
Dr. Clove will talk about the nutrition of these eggs in detail below. The nutrition of these eggs is different from that of what.
Compare the nutrients of various eggs,
Eggs contain all the nutrients needed for embryo hatching. In addition to high-quality protein and fat, they are also rich in minerals and vitamins. Therefore, to discuss the nutrition of eggs, we can analyze the nutrition from these aspects.
1. Protein: There is little difference between eggs,
The protein content of different eggs varies little, usually around 13g/100g.
For example, eggs have the lowest protein content, about 12g/100g, while goose eggs have the highest protein content, reaching about 14g/100g, with a difference of only about 10% at most.
2. Fat: Eggs have the least fat
The fat content of different eggs also varies to some extent, with eggs having the least fat, about 10g/100g, and duck eggs having the most fat, reaching about 14g/100g.
Anyway, it is not good to eat too much fat, and people usually don’t regard it as a good thing.
3. Vitamins: Different eggs differ
Different eggs will have some differences in the comparison of individual ingredients.
For example, duck eggs and goose eggs have significantly more vitamin B12 than other eggs, and quail eggs have the richest vitamin B2. The vitamin D content in eggs is 80 international units, which is about 30% higher than that of other eggs.
However, other vitamins in eggs such as vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin K are basically the same.
Besides, eggs cannot be used as food, and these vitamins can also be obtained from other foods.
4. Minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc and selenium: there is no essential difference
The calcium content of eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs and quail eggs is about 60 mg/100g, while that of fire eggs can reach about 100 mg/100g, which is close to that of milk.
Eggs have the least iron content, about 1.8 mg/100g, but this content is already equivalent to lean meat. The iron content of other eggs is generally at this level.
The zinc content of eggs is the lowest and that of hot eggs is the highest, but they are all between 1.3 ~ 1.6 mg/100g, and there is no essential difference.
In a word, whether it is eggs, duck eggs, pigeon eggs, quail eggs, goose eggs or even ostrich eggs, they have no essential difference in nutritional value and are all the same.
Then why are ostrich eggs and turtle eggs so expensive?
In fact, it is because the output is less and the breeding cost is higher.
For example, the price of pigeon eggs is dozens of times that of eggs and ostrich eggs is hundreds of times that of eggs, but this is because of low yield rather than high nutritional value.
From the comprehensive analysis of data, although the nutritional value of different eggs is slightly different, the overall difference is not big.
If Dr. Clove must say which kind of egg is economical and nutritious, of course, ordinary eggs are recommended.