Eggs are a part of traditional breakfast almost over a major part of the world and are almost a must in the plate of a growing child. Recently a new trend arose of eating only the egg white and not consuming the Yolk portion. Below we discuss how eating an egg white is different from eating whole egg.

Egg whites are mainly water and proteins. These proteins are rich in the essential amino-acids, which your body can’t synthesize and must be supplemented by food. All the fat and cholesterol of the egg is in the yolk of the egg. Thus more than 60% of the calories of the egg lie in the yolk. Egg whites can be a good choice for people on restricted lipid diet such as heart patients. Besides having the lipids, the yolk harbors the great chunk of Vitamins and minerals, for which eggs are famous as a good nutrition for growing children. So if you are not eating the yolk of the egg you are missing out on the vitamins, minerals and the antioxidant selenium as well. The vitamins include vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B5 and vitamin D etc. These vitamins are good for your eyes, your skin and your bones and keep your body metabolism pumping.

                To conclude, eating only the egg white can be a good choice for the calorie conscious people looking for a way to lose weight, But by cutting off the yolk you are cutting out a major chink of health benefits that an egg can provide if eaten whole.