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An egg is usually rated as a super food because it has high vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids, as a matter of fact; one large egg has about 15 percent protein being added to your body. It is known that an egg contains a little more than 200mg of cholesterol but through research, taking an egg daily cannot increase any risk for heart disease in a person who is healthy. The amount of calories that an egg has depends on some factors such as; the size of an egg and how it is cook.
Calories based on how it is cook
· Hard-boiled egg. A medium sized egg, which is hard-boiled and has no additives, provides approximately 70 calories. If any additives are added, then the calories increased. Adding an egg to your salad does not only give you calories but also add a lot of nutrition to your body as well.
· Fried egg and scrambled egg. Frying an egg resulted to more calories added to your diet. Unlike hard-boiled egg which provides around 70 calories, fried egg provide between 90 to 95 calories. An egg scrambled may be with milk, has more calories of about 100 or more for one egg.
As stated, a part from the method of preparation, egg calories also depends on its size. For instance, in case of boiled or plainly poached eggs, calories differ with their different sizes. For example, one jumbo egg has about 90 calories, one extra-large egg, 80 calories, about 75 calories one large egg, 70 for medium egg and 55 for a small egg. Also a cup of boiled egg chopped, probably 3 medium eggs has a total of 210 calories while on ounce of chopped boiled egg has about 45 calories.
An egg can also be taken uncooked though it is not recommended. Raw eggs may have different amount of calories as compared to cooked eggs. Raw jumbo egg, raw extra-large egg and a raw large egg have the same number of calories as the boiled eggs respectively, but a medium raw egg has 65 calories as compared to boiled medium egg which has 70 calories and a small raw egg has 55 calorie equal to boiled medium egg
Calorie in Egg Yolks
Yolk always has extremely high cholesterol, with more than two-thirds of the required limit of 300mg. despite that, yolk has several benefits such as healthy strengths which are good for immunity, healthy skin, nerves and vision. It also has a good amount of B vitamins, riboflavin and vitamin A. calories in uncooked or cooked egg yolk from a large egg has 55 calories and about 235 calories in one large egg with a double yolk cooked or uncooked.
Calories in Egg White
Egg Whites are known for their low amount of calories with neither fat nor cholesterol but are loaded with large amount of protein. A one egg white from a large egg has around 18 calories.
Many people are struggling with their weight gain, aiming to reduce as much as possible but at the same time, they should eat a balanced diet including food with calories. Therefore if one is trying to cut the number of calories for the weight loss, he or she should try one yolk egg and two white eggs for less than 100 calories in a light meal.