Monday, July 10, 2017

The Power House- EGG

What strikes your mind when you hear 'eggs'?? The brownish/reddish oval thing, inside containing white and yellow parts? Well that, my friend, is an unfertilized egg provided my mother hen/ mother duck :D And yes we sure are going to discuss about these very eggs here.

But the literal definition comes alongside the term fertilization during the process of reproduction. An egg is an organic vessel containing the zygote that develops into an embryo.

The eggs we get from market are the unfertilized ones. These eggs are considered as power house because they are loaded with high nutrients, some of which are rare in our normal diet. 


Eggs whites are the extremely rich in  low-calorie protein. Besides, the white part of eggs have very lower carbs but  higher minerals and vitamins.  It consists of vitamins A, E, B12 and B2 where as it is packed with minerals like zinc, iron,  phosphorus.

The health benefits of eggs are:

- Muscle building:
Every bodybuilder incorporate egg in their daily diet plan. It is because the egg whites are highly proteinitious with very low fat. It helps in growth and development of muscles.

-Source of vitamins:
Eggs are considered as the rich source of vitamins. It consists of Vitamin B2, Vitamin B12, Vitamin A and Vitamin E.

-Raise HDL level:
Egg consists of harmless cholesterol(good cholesterol) that helps in increasing HDL(High Density Lipoprotein). Higher the level of HDL, lower the risk pf many diseases.

- Good for eye:
Eggs consist of antioxidants like Lutien and Zeaxanthin that helps in development of retina.

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