Truth About Drinking Eggs

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 03-31-2007, 03:36 PM

Ok, Im talking about pasturized liquid egg whites.
I've read countless posts whether or not to drink them.
So what is it?
It would be so much easier to just drink them in the morning ya know.

Isn't protein protein? I read where someone put you only get 50% off drinking them. I dont get it. What if I ate a raw piece of fish, sushi. Am I now only getting 50% off the fish?

If some of your big diet guru's, or anyone for that matter, can sort this out for me, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

***perfectbeast2001*** · 03-31-2007, 03:42 PM

no difference IMO. I eat them because i want to enjoy all my food but drinking them wont do any harm if they are salmonella free.

**AandF6969** · 03-31-2007, 03:47 PM

I remember hearing something about this, how your body can't process it as efficiently if its not cooked. Anybody got more details on it? They're completely safe b/c theyre pasteurized.

**rodosman** · 03-31-2007, 09:28 PM

I drink 12 whites every morning and love it. Drink up my friend

**Coop77** · 04-02-2007, 11:53 PM

bump. I really hope there's nothing wrong with drinking them. I don't care for eggs and prefer to just chug it and be done.

***perfectbeast2001*** · 04-03-2007, 12:13 AM

just scramble them in microwave and mix into your oatmeal. They bulk it out and you cant notice the taste.

**AandF6969** · 04-03-2007, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by Coop77

bump. I really hope there's nothing wrong with drinking them. I don't care for eggs and prefer to just chug it and be done.

As long as you're buying the pasteurized ones in the carton, no problems. But, if you're cracking them into a glass and drinking them, you run the risk of getting salmonella (1 in 30,000 eggs). This means if you drink 10 every morning, statistically sometime in the next 8.2 years you will get salmonella. Not a good plan if you don't want to end up in the hospital, lose 30 lbs of muscle, and have part of your digestive tract removed.

Me, I'll stick to my pasteurized ones in the carton. Runs me about $1 a day, which isn't much more than I'd spend cracking a dozen eggs anyway.

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-03-2007, 10:57 AM

Thanks for the replies guys.

Hey Beast, how would you scramble them in microwave?

**ejb3** · 04-03-2007, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by AandF6969

As long as you're buying the pasteurized ones in the carton, no problems. But, if you're cracking them into a glass and drinking them, you run the risk of getting salmonella (1 in 30,000 eggs). This means if you drink 10 every morning, statistically sometime in the next 8.2 years you will get salmonella. Not a good plan if you don't want to end up in the hospital, lose 30 lbs of muscle, and have part of your digestive tract removed.

Me, I'll stick to my pasteurized ones in the carton. Runs me about $1 a day, which isn't much more than I'd spend cracking a dozen eggs anyway.

Do you buy them locally for that price ($1 a day) or do you happen to use a site? Just curious because over by me (Queens NY) the pasturized whites in cartons are kinda overpriced imo. 1 carton of eggs is close to $2 >.<
If anyone has a good site with decent prices, plz post it here if possible. I've never really thought about ordering whites via the internet. Anyone have exp with this?

***perfectbeast2001*** · 04-03-2007, 11:25 AM

put them in for 40 secs, take out and stir, put in for 30 secs take out and stir ect ect until done.

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-03-2007, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by perfectbeast2001

put them in for 40 secs, take out and stir, put in for 30 secs take out and stir ect ect until done.

interesting. thanks.

This brings about another question.
Eating eggs, compared to drinking them. Would one feel more full eating, as compared to drinking them?

**Vinlander** · 04-03-2007, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by ejb3

Do you buy them locally for that price ($1 a day) or do you happen to use a site? Just curious because over by me (Queens NY) the pasturized whites in cartons are kinda overpriced imo. 1 carton of eggs is close to $2 >.<
If anyone has a good site with decent prices, plz post it here if possible. I've never really thought about ordering whites via the internet. Anyone have exp with this?

I'm not sure if you have a Costco, but I get four boxes of six cartons each for around $24.

Each carton has roughly 6 "eggs" in it, so it's roughly the same as buying eggs at that price.

**donniebrasco** · 04-03-2007, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx

interesting. thanks.

This brings about another question.
Eating eggs, compared to drinking them. Would one feel more full eating, as compared to drinking them?

i cant eat that much, but i can drink 14 pints of beer when needed.

i think the time taken and the chewing makes you feel fuller.

**s00noma** · 04-03-2007, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by donniebrasco

i cant eat that much, but i can drink 14 pints of beer when needed.

i think the time taken and the chewing makes you feel fuller.

id go with the fact that you are consuming a solid vs a liquid..not to mention the fact that the eggs will plump up somewhat when cooked

i drink oatmeal and eggs every morning, and it doesnt fill me up at all

if i were to eat it, id probably have a hard time finishing it all

**Tip** · 04-03-2007, 04:11 PM

I did a protion of my thesis on this and I'll try and find the link for you. But I do know that since raw egg spends less time in the stomach and even a liquid with high viscosity like raw egg moves relatively quicker through the inststines than "solid food". Therefore raw eggs are not broken down as completely as cooked eggs becouse digestive enzymes do not have as much time to expose the peptide bonds. If I remember correctly the difference in digestability was significant >90% for cooked eggs and <70% for raw eggs.

Like I said I will try and find a link to the article.

***perfectbeast2001*** · 04-03-2007, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Tip

I did a protion of my thesis on this and I'll try and find the link for you. But I do know that since raw egg spends less time in the stomach and even a liquid with high viscosity like raw egg moves relatively quicker through the inststines than "solid food". Therefore raw eggs are not broken down as completely as cooked eggs becouse digestive enzymes do not have as much time to expose the peptide bonds. If I remember correctly the difference in digestability was significant >90% for cooked eggs and <70% for raw eggs.

Like I said I will try and find a link to the article.

intersting stuff mate.
I def would feel fuller eating my food rather than drinking it. I enjoy eating food so I try to get as much "bang for my buck" as possible. I dont want to miss any of it!!!

**texasmk4** · 04-03-2007, 04:42 PM

i used to drink raw egg but when i found out about salmonella i stopped, i did'nt know pasturized eggs are safer than raw i need to start stacking them up thanks for the info

**Tip** · 04-05-2007, 05:13 AM

If anyone still cares about the article, it was in an issue of The Journal of Nutrition. I cut the pages out so I'm not sure of the volume or issue number. SORRY The article name is

"Digestability of Cooked and Raw Egg Protein in Humans as Assessed by Stable Isotopes Techniques"

***Narkissos*** · 04-06-2007, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx

interesting. thanks.

This brings about another question.
Eating eggs, compared to drinking them. Would one feel more full eating, as compared to drinking them?

This is a no-brainer.

The satiety response is delayed with regard to liquids.

i.e. liquids are 'less filling'..

Like PB suggested.. most bodybuilders eat their eggs simply because their food intake is restricted to some degree, as determined by whatever phase they're subscribed to, thus the perceived need it to enjoy every morsel.

If you're 'offseason' however, and subscribe to the 'bulk up' theory, the lack of sateity of liquid eggwhites works in your favour.

You can pound you liquid eggwhites and still have room for more kcals.

***Narkissos*** · 04-06-2007, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Tip

I did a protion of my thesis on this

What was the thesis question?

And what level was it?

Undergrad?

Grad?

Originally Posted by Tip

and I'll try and find the link for you. But I do know that since raw egg spends less time in the stomach and even a liquid with high viscosity like raw egg moves relatively quicker through the inststines than "solid food". Therefore raw eggs are not broken down as completely as cooked eggs becouse digestive enzymes do not have as much time to expose the peptide bonds. If I remember correctly the difference in digestability was significant >90% for cooked eggs and <70% for raw eggs.

Like I said I will try and find a link to the article.

I've read articles to the contrary.

I'd hypothesize that the speed of gastric transit bears little relevance to the full assimilation of eggs.

..As its ease of digestiblity would negate the importance of length of exposure to digestive enzymes.

I believe the peptide bonds structure in eggs differs to meats in that the structures are less tightly wound... isn't that correct?

The application of heat or acid pre-empts coagulation of the protein.

Viscosity is not the sole determinant in the matter of gastric emptying.

I read a study years back which noted that raw and soft boiled eggs were the best assimilated.

Your post is an interesting one all the same.

Feel free to link me to the article

-N

**Tip** · 04-06-2007, 09:42 PM

Narkissos, You are right in regards to the difference in the structure of Egg protein vs. proteins in meat. However the rate of castric emptying and peristalsis is partialy determined by the form of food that enters the stomach (i.e. solid, liquid), and the condition of the food when it enters the intestine. Gastric transit does play a huge roll in complete absorbtion. Liquids spend less time in the stomach than foods that have structure such as meat. In this case raw eggs have less exposure to digestive enzymes as opposed to cooked eggs.

The viscosity comment was to associate raw egg as a liquid, not to say that viscosity is the sole determining factor in gastric emptying. I was saying that as opposed to cooked eggs raw eggs have no consistant form (yoke excluded) therefore spending less time in the stomach.

I regards to the original question. My opinion, formed from reasearch that I have done is that eggs that have been cooked are better than raw eggs for nutritional value.