Nutrional Values and Components of Eggs

Question 1

It is a unit of energy that measures how much energy food provides to the body.

Answer 1

Calorie

Question 2

depending on how much other cholesterol is in your diet, this is how much a healthy adults can eat in a day.

Answer 2

1-2 eggs

Question 3

it contains amino acids needed by the human body. Eggs are excellent source of this.

Answer 3

Protein

Question 4

Two functions of Proteins

Answer 4

Provide Structure and Enzymatic Function

Question 5

Good source of all the B vitamins, plus the fat soluble Vitamin A. It also provides useful amounts of Vitamin D, as well as some Vitamin E.

Answer 5

Vitamins

Question 6

it helps maintain healthy skin and eye tissue; assists in the night vision

Answer 6

Vitamin A

Question 7

strengthens bones and teeth

Answer 7

Vitamin D

Question 8

an antioxidant that plays a role in maintaining good health and preventing disease

Answer 8

Vitamin E

Question 9

helps protect against heart disease.

Answer 9

Vitamin B12

Question 10

it provides day-to-day nutrients that the body needs in order to function.

Answer 10

Minerals

Question 11

it acts as an energy source

Answer 11

carbohydrates

Question 12

it provides the needed energy in the form of calories.

Answer 12

Fat

Question 13

are fat-like substances and are essential to the structure of all cells in body.

Answer 13

Cholesterol

Question 14

made of almost entirely of calcium and has as many as 8,000 tiny pores.

Answer 14

shell

Question 15

these two membranes provide an efficient defense against bacterial invasion.

Answer 15

inner and outer shell membrane

Question 16

these are twisted in opposite directions and serve to keep the yolk centered.

Answer 16

chalazae

Question 17

it is a dense, matted, fibrous capsule of albumen around the membrane located nearest the yolk.

Answer 17

inner thick albumen

Question 17

it is a narrow fluid layer next to the shell membrane. It is the watery part of the egg white which is located farthest from the yolk

Answer 17

Outer Thin Albumen

Question 18

it is the clear casing that encloses the egg yolk

Answer 18

yolk membrane

Question 19

a small circular, white spot on the surface of the yolk where the sperm enters the egg.

Answer 19

germinal disk

Question 20

it is the yellow yolk is the major source of vitamins, minerals, almost half of the protein, and all of the fat and cholesterol.

Answer 20

yolk

Question 21

an air space forms when the contents of the egg cool and contract after the egg is laid.

Answer 21

air cell

Question 22

it is a dense, matted, fibrous capsule of albumen around the membrane of the yolk.

Answer 22

Chalaziferous Albumen

Question 23

Your body uses the protein found in eggs to:

Answer 23

o Build and repair body tissues and cells
o Build and maintain healthy muscles
o Grow strong hair and nails
o Help fight infections
o Help your body fluid in balance