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What part of egg is lowest in cholesterol?
Definately the white part! The white part is lowfat and pure protein. In a large egg, the yolk contains about 213 mg of cholesterol. A diet high in cholesterol can lead to high blood cholesterol levels.
What part of eggs has cholesterol?
The yolk of the egg contains cholesterol. That is why people put on a low cholesterol diet are advised to eat egg white or egg beaters and avoid the yolk.
What is the difference in cholesterol content between egg white and yolk?
Egg whites are cholesterol-free, while egg yolks contain cholesterol.
What is the most cholesterol part of the egg?
The egg yolk contains nearly all of the cholesterol. The white of the egg is rich in protein.
Which has more cholesterol egg white or yellow?
The yolk. This is because this is the energy storage that the developing chick embryo uses for energy as it grows. This yolk sac is envoloped by the chick's belly before hatching.
Are eggs good for you when eaten without the yolk?
Yes, because the white of the egg is where the most protein is. However, the yolk contains all of the healthy fatty acids and vitamins and minerals and some more protein. Although they are high in cholesterol, it has been found that it is "good" cholesterol.
What is a source of cholesterol?
Some sources of cholesterol are cheese, egg yolk, red meat, white meat, and some sea food.
Does the yolk contain the cholesterol?
Egg Yolks are the highest Cholesterol food known to man. One large egg has about 213 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol - all of which is found in the yolk. Still, as long as you don't overdo it you will probably be OK. See here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/HQ00608
Can a heart patient eat the white part of egg?
Yes. It's the yolk which contains the cholesterol.
Which part of the egg has the most calories the yolk or the white?
The yolk has far more calories than the egg white. In one large chicken egg, forexample, there are approximately 16-17 calories in the egg white and approximately 54-55 calories in the egg yolk.
Is egg whites high in cholesterol?
No, the cholesterol is in the yolk.
Would methanol be a better or poorer solvent for extraction of cholesterol from egg yolk compared to 2-propanol?
The solubility of cholesterol in methanol is 0.014. 2-propanol would be a better solvent than methanol for the extraction of cholesterol from egg yolk.
