Egg's Physical Structure Flashcards

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Egg’s Physical Structure

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Refers to the term that can be seen or touched in the naked eye

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Egg

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It is one of the most versatile ingredient and it is a product of poultry or fowl

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Refers to the rough and bumpy texture that has 7,000-10,000 tiny pores in which it is to protect the contents against bacterial penetration.

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Eggshell

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Refers to the part of egg’s physical structure that protects albumen and egg yolk.

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Membrane

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5
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Refers to the part of membrane that protects the albumen

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Shell Membrane

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Refers to the part of the membrane that protects the egg yolk

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Vitelline Membrane

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It is also known as the egg white

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Albumen

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The second largest part of the structure in which it holds 33% of the liquid weight of an egg

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Egg Yolk

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9
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It is also known as the blastodisc which is a small white spot that channels–leads to the center of the yolk

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Germinal Disk

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10
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It is a ropey strand in which it bachors the egg yolk to stay at the center of the albumen

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Chalazae

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The empty or shallow part of the egg that is located on the larger end of the egg

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Air Cell

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12
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Two categories of Albumen

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Thin Albumen, Thick Albumen

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