How much cholesterol is in egg whites as opposed to the yolks?!
I told her that wasn't true because the yolk is what has all the calories, fat, and cholesterol in it, so I'm doing a good thing by eating egg white omelettes, as opposed to regular ones that include the yolk.
Or am I? Who's right?
Answers: One of my co-workers told me that there are equal amounts of cholesterol in both the white and the yolk.
I told her that wasn't true because the yolk is what has all the calories, fat, and cholesterol in it, so I'm doing a good thing by eating egg white omelettes, as opposed to regular ones that include the yolk.
Or am I? Who's right?
Your coworker is an idiot. There is zero cholesterol in the white.
But the yolk has good stuff, too, like iron and omega fatty acids, so don't skip it all the time.
No cholesterol or fat in the white, very few calories. But there is protein.
no cholesterol in egg whites. it is almost pure protein.
the docs let patients with high cholesterol eat all the whites they want.
you are right.
PhD Food Chemistry and Nutrition