If the white of an egg is called the white, then why is the yellow called the yoke?

Answer 1

They are each named after the colors in the egg -- what we call the "white" is the "albumen" (means white) and "yolk" comes from the Middle English "yolke" (means yellow).

Answer 2

A hen's egg weighs about 55 to 60 gm and consists of 10% outer layer, 60% white and 30% yellow yolk. Outer shell consists of calcium carbonate, white portion is made up of protein known as egg albumin which is of high biological value. Egg contains about 11% proteins. Egg white is also a good source of riboflavin. The yolk contains mainly fat. Egg supplies fat in an emulsified form, which can be very easily digested and assimilated in the body

Answer 3

actually, it's called the yolk. an egg is an unfertalized fetus, and the yolk is the term for the unfertelized fetus. the white of the egg is the same as amniotic fluid in a human pregnancy.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

A yoke goes round the neck - normally beasts at work.

Answer 5

The word 'yoke' was originally 'yelk', which was old English for yellow.

Answer 6

White sounds a lot better than albumen. The yolk is called that because it is yolk.

Answer 7

First of all it's yolk, and it is called this because it is derived from the Old English, geolu, yellow, plus the suffix ca.

Answer 8

it is not the yoke of an egg it is the yolk of an egg.

Answer 9

I do not know, probably yolk is derived from yellow....
In many other languages, they use indeed egg-white and egg-yellow.

Answer 10

I'm pretty sure the white is also known as the albumen. But I could be wrong and I'm too lazy to Google it to check!