Review - Nutritional Values of Eggs

Nutritional Values of Eggs

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Eggs are an excellent source of _ _ _ _ _ as it contains all the essential amino acids needed by the human body.

• protein

• cholesterol

• fat

• minerals

Multiple Choice

Eggs contain most of the recognized vitamins with the exception of _ _ _ _ _ .

• vitamin B

• vitamin C

• vitamin D

• vitamin E

Multiple Choice

Eggs contain traces of carbohydrate and dietary fiber.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Eggs are a valuable component in a healthy diet.

• True

• False

Sturctures of an Egg

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A whole egg consists primarily of _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ , and _ _ _ _ _ .

• yolk

• white

• air cell

• shell

Multiple Choice

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

• air cell

• inner shell membrane

• chalazae

• shell

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

• germinal disk

• yolk membrane

• chalazae

• albumen

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The _ _ _ _ _ contains the food that will nourish the embryo as it grows.

• albumen

• vitelline membrane

• shell

• yolk

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

• germinal disk

• outer thick albumen

• vitelline membrane

• chalaziferous membrane

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

• albumen

• chalazae

• air cell

• germinal disk