Eggs

Question 1

Egg shell is made up of

Answer 1

Calcium carbonate

Question 2

Cuticle/ Bloom in eggs

Answer 2

A thin layer of gelatinous mucoprotein that covers the small holes in the shell

Question 3

Thickness of shell membrane

Answer 3

Outer - 48 micro meters (mm)
Inner - 22 micro meters

Question 4

Number of layers in egg white

Answer 4

THREE

Question 5

Sac that encloses egg yolk

Answer 5

Vitelline membrane

Question 6

Inner layer of firm white or thin membrane that surrounds the egg yolk is called?

Answer 6

Chalaziferous

Question 7

The white part that extends beneath the germ spot is

Answer 7

Latehra

Question 8

Nutrients absent in the egg white are

Answer 8

Carbohydrates and fats

Question 9

Vitamin absent in eggs

Answer 9

VITAMIN C

Question 10

Mineral abundantly present in whole egg

Answer 10

Calcium

Question 11

Amount of cholesterol present on an average

Answer 11

250 mg

Question 12

Colour of the egg yolk is due to

Answer 12

Carotenoid and Xanthophyll

Question 13

Normal weight of an egg

Answer 13

40 - 70 g

Question 14

How can cholesterol content of an egg be reduced

Answer 14

By adding fish oil to the Hen’s diet

Question 15

Main phospholipid in egg yolk

Answer 15

Lecithin

Question 16

Yolk

Answer 16

Dispersion in nature

Question 17

Quality test of an egg in shell

Answer 17

Candling

Question 18

Good eggs _______ in water

Answer 18

Sink in water

Question 19

Biological Value of egg

Answer 19

96

Question 20

100 g of eggs gives ________ of protein

Answer 20

13g

Question 21

The Fe carrier of yolk

Answer 21

Phosvitin

Question 22

What are the fat soluble vitamins present in the egg yolk ?

Answer 22

Vitamins A, D and E

Question 23

Egg is particularly rich in

Answer 23

Vitamin A, Riboflavin, B12, Folic acid

Question 24

Sulphur is present in eggs mostly in form of

Answer 24

Cystine and Methionine