Egg Nutrients Chart
Nutrient Content of a Large Egg
 |
| Nutrient (unit) | Whole Egg |
Egg White |
Egg Yolk |
| Calories (kcal) | 72 |
17 |
55 |
| Protein (g) | 6.3 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0.36 |
0.24 |
0.61 |
| Total fat (g) | 4.8 |
0.06 |
4.5 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g) | 1.8 |
0 |
2 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 1 |
0 |
0.72 |
| Saturated fat (g) | 1.6 |
0 |
1.6 |
| Trans fat (g) | 0.02 |
0 |
0.02 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 186 |
0 |
184 |
| Choline (mg) | 126 |
0.4 |
116 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.2 |
0.15 |
0.09 |
| Vitamin B12 (mcg) | 0.45 |
0.03 |
0.33 |
| Folate (mcg) | 24 |
1 |
25 |
| Vitamin D (IU) | 41 |
0 |
37 |
| Vitamin A (IU) | 270 |
0 |
245 |
| Vitamin B 6 (mg) | 0.09 |
0 |
0.06 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.02 |
0 |
0.03 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.5 |
0 |
0.44 |
| Selenium (mcg) | 15.4 |
6.6 |
9.5 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 99 |
5 |
66 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.88 |
0.03 |
0.46 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.65 |
0.01 |
0.39 |
| Calcium (mg) | 28 |
2 |
22 |
| Sodium (mg) | 71 |
55 |
8 |
| Potassium (mg) | 69 |
54 |
19 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 6 |
4 |
1 |
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 2010. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page: http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata
Discrepencies between nutrient levels in the white+yolk vs. the whole egg are due to sampling error.
