Egg – a nutritious product which contains a large amount of substances, valuable to an organism. From eggs it is possible to prepare a set of tasty and rich dishes – from simple fried eggs to rich pastries. The truth for creation of some of them it is necessary to know for sure the weight of this product.
How many eggs weigh
The mass of crude egg can vary from 40 to 80 grams. The eggs which are belonging to the highest category and designated by letter "B" will be largest - their weight usually is 75-80 grams. The price of such product, naturally, is always more expensive. It is slightly less than the weight at selected eggs – 65-75 grams. Other eggs are divided into three categories. Those whose weight keeps on a mark of 55-65 grams concern the first. To the second - eggs weighing from 45 to 55 gram, and in the third category carry products in 40 grams.
At the same time the mass of egg not always depends only on the size. The protein weight as more than a half of mass of a product is the share of it is also of great importance. About 36% of the total weight, and on a shell - the remained 12-13% fall to the share of a yolk. Thus, it is possible to claim safely that eggs of the highest category contain the largest amount of protein which, by the way, is almost completely acquired in a human body.
The weight of the biggest egg in the world entered in the Guinness Book of Records is 136 grams.
The weight of boiled egg approximately same as at crude, and here at roasted in a frying pan will be a little less. But the caloric content of fried eggs is always much higher – if in fresh contains from 50 to 80 kcal, then in prepared in a frying pan will be approximately twice more.
Advantage of eggs and contraindication to the use
Eggs – a valuable source of protein and biologically active agents which are acquired in an organism for 95%. Even the cholesterol which is contained in them is absolutely safe for health as it are completely absorbed by an organism. They enrich the person with lecithin, essential amino acids and a set of mineral substances, for example iron, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. Also in them there are a lot of vitamins A, D, E, H and K, group B vitamins. This product not only compensates for the deficiency of various nutritive matters in an organism, but promotes removal of connections hazardous to health, salts of heavy metals and slags. Eggs support work of nervous system, well influence a condition of skin and level of insulin in blood.
Ancient Egypt cooked eggs in very unusual way – wrapped them in I will forgive and very quickly twirled. When egg heated up, considered that it is ready-to-serve.
Meanwhile, because of rather big caloric content, nutritionists recommends not to use more than 5 eggs a week to adult healthy people. Also you shouldn't eat them during exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases and at insufficient secretion of a pancreas as this product is quite heavy for digestion, especially in a fried look.