An egg is an egg, right? Wrong. The differences between store-bought “farm fresh,” cage-free and free-range eggs extends beyond the color of their shells or yokes.
Eggs are good for us. They are high in nutritional value with a relatively low calorie count. They usually have 70 to 80 calories per egg and contain 6 to 6.5 grams of protein. When measuring the biological value of egg protein, which indicates the ability of the body to use it, eggs have a higher value than that of milk, beef, poultry, fish, soybeans, wheat, corn or rice. There is no cholesterol in the egg white.
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