EGGS

[Josh Crozier]

Does the protein and fat content of an egg vary depending on how I cook
it?

I ask because I use "Life Form" to tell me the content of foods, and it
shows boiled eggs as having less protein than fried eggs which sorta
sucks.

thanks

[gberchenko]

In article <388860C4...@portent.net>,

Though I'm no nutrition expert, I don't see how that's possible since
most of the protein is in the egg whites and frying the eggs would seem
to only add fat to them.
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gberchenko
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[Krnrocks]

>I ask because I use "Life Form" to tell me the content of foods, and it
>shows boiled eggs as having less protein than fried eggs which sorta
>sucks.

i thought it was the other way around

[Tinknocer]

>Subject: Re: EGGS
>From: gberchenko gberc...@howard.edu
>Date: Fri, 21 January 2000 10:19 AM EST
>Message-id: <869te4$3me$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>

>
>In article <388860C4...@portent.net>,
> Brush...@portent.net wrote:
>>
>> Does the protein and fat content of an egg vary depending on how I
>cook
>> it?
>>

>> I ask because I use "Life Form" to tell me the content of foods, and
>it
>> shows boiled eggs as having less protein than fried eggs which sorta
>> sucks.
>>

>> thanks
>>
>>

>Though I'm no nutrition expert,

No kidding?

[Todd Sauder]

The way most of these databses get their nutrient info is to take samples of
the food and test it. Since there is variability of nutrient content from
food to food, they may have tested one egg, stated its nutrient profile,
then tested some other fried eggs and came up with different numbers just
because of the inherent variability.

Todd Sauder

Josh Crozier wrote in message <388860C4...@portent.net>...

[David Ryan]

Certain proteins degrade during cooking and for anyone who has eve had a bio
class in their life would know that proteins do NOT return to their natural
state after degradation and therefore cannot be used for building muscle.
Boiling is at least 210F where frying is probably as much but he heat is not
evenly distributed.

You'd be better off eating them raw. Just avoid salmonella.
Josh Crozier <Brush...@portent.net> wrote in message
news:388860C4...@portent.net...

[Bill R]

David Ryan wrote:
>
> Certain proteins degrade during cooking and for anyone who has eve had a bio
> class in their life would know that proteins do NOT return to their natural
> state after degradation and therefore cannot be used for building muscle.

"and therefore cannot..."

I believe you have forgotten the process of "digestion," which
in any case is required whether the protein is in its original
conformation or not.

Perhaps if you had taken that second semester of biology you
would have learned about "digestion."

WR

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