Is egg white pure fat or the yellow?

Question

Sometimes I eat boiled eggs for breakfast and once my friend told me that she never eats the yellow stuff because it is pure fat. But then I had this other friend who said she doesn't eat the egg white instead because it was pure fat.

Answer 1

Neither is "pure fat". The whites are pure protein. The yolk is a mixture of protein and fat (roughly 50-50). Of course, in both the white and the yolk, the first ingredient is water.

As a general rule of thumb, a small egg gives you 6 g of protein, 3 in the white and 3 in the yolk. There's also 3 g of fat, all in the yolk.

Answer 2

Neither is pure fat, or pure lean, the white is albumen which is a protein and the yolk has all the other nutrients, don't cook it in butter, and you will get the full benefit of the 90 calorie egg, btw, although there is cholesterol in the yolk it not likely to show up in your blood, you blood cholesterol has be found to be far more influenced by your genetics than your one egg twice a week.
Unless you want your hair and nails to look like dried straw, you need some fat in your diet.

Answer 3

Neither. You see, the white is supposed to provide the developing chick with water, and the yolk provides food. It probably contains some fat, but no animal can live on fat alone for long. I do know that it contains plenty of protein and iron as well, nutrients that are really important. If you don't eat the egg yolk,you might as well skip the egg, unless you're on a food-free diet.

Answer 4

yes the egg yolks are the higher fat content... and if u like scrambled eggs then u can buy egg whites in a carton or you can buy egg beaters which is just egg whites with yellow food coloring... but most people use the egg beaters if there so use to eating yellow eggs which most people are. also if you have kids its a good idea to give kids the egg beaters to feed them health and by tricking them by the color.

and mayonnaise is made from egg yolks and vinegar and a small amount of other ingredients not egg whites they just look that color because of the machines they use that help whip the mayonnaise more

Answer 5

Neither part is "bad". The only bad egg is one that floats when put in water. If it sinks it is good. They tried a few years ago to say the yellow yoke is bad, but that did not stick after we pelted them with good eggs. They now recommend eating eggs a couple times a week. Next week they may change their minds. Just ignore the food police and eat what you want in moderation. You do have to watch out for california spinich and lettuce fertilized organically with human poop. Organic foods are not regulated and people are getting sick and some are dying.

Answer 6

The fat and cholesterol are in the yolk. The whites are quite lean. Many people think the yolk is a baby chicken-it is not. It is unfertalized. Its similar to a womans period-its not a baby if it was not fertilized and is expelled and discarded by the hen

Answer 7

egg white is almost pure protein and very healthy for you
the yolk is the part with most of the fat content and calories in the egg

Answer 8

Egg white is very lean. It's the yellow yolk that has all the fat and cholesterol. That's why dieters eat egg white omelets.

Answer 9

The egg yellow is the pure fat, that's why it tastes so good lol. The egg whites are good for you and for your cholesterol.

Answer 10

No part of the egg is pure fat, but the yolk contains more than the white.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_%28food%29#Nutritional_value