Nutrional Values and Components of Eggs Flashcards
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It is a unit of energy that measures how much energy food provides to the body.
Calorie
depending on how much other cholesterol is in your diet, this is how much a healthy adults can eat in a day.
1-2 eggs
it contains amino acids needed by the human body. Eggs are excellent source of this.
Protein
Two functions of Proteins
Provide Structure and Enzymatic Function
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.
Vitamins
it helps maintain healthy skin and eye tissue; assists in the night vision
Vitamin A
strengthens bones and teeth
Vitamin D
an antioxidant that plays a role in maintaining good health and preventing disease
Vitamin E
helps protect against heart disease.
Vitamin B12
it provides day-to-day nutrients that the body needs in order to function.
Minerals
it acts as an energy source
carbohydrates
it provides the needed energy in the form of calories.
Fat
are fat-like substances and are essential to the structure of all cells in body.
Cholesterol
made of almost entirely of calcium and has as many as 8,000 tiny pores.
shell
these two membranes provide an efficient defense against bacterial invasion.
inner and outer shell membrane
these are twisted in opposite directions and serve to keep the yolk centered.
chalazae
it is a dense, matted, fibrous capsule of albumen around the membrane located nearest the yolk.
inner thick albumen
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
Outer Thin Albumen
it is the clear casing that encloses the egg yolk
yolk membrane
a small circular, white spot on the surface of the yolk where the sperm enters the egg.
germinal disk
it is the yellow yolk is the major source of vitamins, minerals, almost half of the protein, and all of the fat and cholesterol.
yolk
an air space forms when the contents of the egg cool and contract after the egg is laid.
air cell
it is a dense, matted, fibrous capsule of albumen around the membrane of the yolk.
Chalaziferous Albumen
Your body uses the protein found in eggs to:
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
