Is eggs high in Iron?

Answer 1

Not so sure about high in iron but i guess is not quite high, but i can be sure to sayit is high in colesteral!

Answer 2

Eggs are full of protein like meats are. The yolk contains a lot of cholesterol. Good foods with iron in them would be: broccoli (#1), chocolate (yes, that's right, chocolate;), many dairy products are high in iron, and many grains are as well.

Answer 3

Selena - this will explain it much better than I could:

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

Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 150 kcal 650 kJ
Carbohydrates 1.12 g
- Sugars 1.12 g
- Dietary fiber 0.0 g
Fat 10.61 g
Protein 12.58 g
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.66 mg 51%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.513 mg 34%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.064 mg 0%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 1.398 mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.121 mg 9%
Folate (Vit. B9) 44 μg 11%
Vitamin C 0.0 mg 0%
Calcium 50 mg 5%
Iron 1.19 mg 10%
Magnesium 10 mg 3%
Phosphorus 172 mg 25%
Potassium 126 mg 3%
Zinc 1.05 mg 11%

Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient database

BBWCHATT
The old lady in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Answer 4

if you boil an egg leave it to go cold, like you do for a salad when it is cut in half the edge around the yoke is black I believe this is the iron

Answer 5

When I was a vegetarian years ago I was told the yolks were a good source of iron.

Answer 6

Cholorestoral high in egg yolks. :-})

Answer 7

I know they are high in protein!

Answer 8

yep my sister eats loads of them before she donates blood

Answer 9

i think it's high in calcium

Answer 10

No, but Liver is