Eggs whites: raw or cooked?

[Rob]

Hey guys..I consume egg whites both raw and cooked throughout the day, just wondering if there is a difference in nutrition? Which one do you think is better?

[anaBROLIC]

raw is jsut easier for time..cooked safer,,, i boil a dozen at a time for a couple days..

[bignatt]

Hard boiled is def the way to go

[Rob]

To this day i still only eat them scambled..i just cant bring myself to eat them boiled, i find it disgusting.. But dosent cooking them take away some nutritional value somehow? thought i heard that before..

[bishops11]

Dont think so, raw just makes you more susceptible to the germs from eggs, like salmonella, cooked takes that risk away..

[Froggy]

How about some "Balut"....anyone???

[dtr98]

this should be in the DIET QUESTIONS FORUM

[Matt76]

I was told that your body has a harder time digesting raw eggs. So if you do eat them raw you may not get as much nutrion out of them as if you would have cooked them

[frank_frank]

better to cook them to not risk salmanella IMO

[calidude]

How about some "Balut"....anyone???

Do we have a filipino amongst us??

[Jay Man]

Cook your egg whites. Why take the risk eating them raw.

[Opey]

To this day i still only eat them scambled..i just cant bring myself to eat them boiled, i find it disgusting.. But dosent cooking them take away some nutritional value somehow? thought i heard that before..

actually, it is the opposite that happens. uncooked eggs have a lower bv(biological value). that makes them harder to digest and absorb all of the nutrients. some people also say that you can become sick while eating raw eggs, but others also say that that is complete bull. i have no idea, i just couldn't stomach raw eggs. :spudnikhu

[Funk Flex]

cooked is definetly safer

[bishops11]

Scary pic Opey....

[tdawg]

i always eat the hard boiled

[workdude]

hard boiled the only way to go.

[Opey]

Scary pic Opey....

haha, thanks.

[MMC78]

Eating raw egg whites can deplete your bodies biotin!:
"
* Although clinical deficiency of biotin is rare, it can occur from prolonged consumption of raw egg whites, which contains the biotin-binding protein, avidin. Avidin is destroyed by cooking. Deficiency can also occur from long-term total parenteral nutrition, a genetic defect in the biotin-dependent enzymes, or from malabsorption syndromes such as short-gut syndrome.
* Some signs of biotin deficiency are:
o dry, scaly skin
o nausea
o anorexia
o seborrheic dermatitis
o alopecia (hair loss)
o conjunctivitis
o neurological abnormalities
"
http://www.vitaminherbuniversity.com...1&topicid=1005

[Opey]

wow, very interesting mmc78. i actually take biotin daily with my vits and mins.