how much protein does an egg have?

**low_trigger** · 03-27-2008, 10:55 AM

how much protein does an egg have? is it ok to eat 4 hard boiled eggs at one meal?

**NeedAnabolics** · 03-27-2008, 10:59 AM

Eggs have 6 grams of protein, 3 in yolk and 3 in white.

**MuscleScience** · 03-27-2008, 11:00 AM

6 to 8 grams depending on the size of the egg. You can eat that many if you want it wont hurt anything.

**MuscleScience** · 03-27-2008, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by NeedAnabolics

Eggs have 6 grams of protein, 3 in yolk and 3 in white.

The protein is almost exclusively in the egg white. Or the albumin of the egg.

**low_trigger** · 03-27-2008, 11:01 AM

thanks guys

**abbot138** · 03-27-2008, 11:08 AM

extra large has 7 in whole egg, 3.8 in white.

**MuscleScience** · 03-27-2008, 11:21 AM

Woops I meant to say all the albumin protein was in the egg whites. So yeah about half is albumin protein the other half is in the yoke. LOL

**AandF6969** · 03-27-2008, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by MuscleScience

The protein is almost exclusively in the egg white. Or the albumin of the egg.

As far as I know, the yolk has half of the protein and the white has half.

**MuscleScience** · 03-27-2008, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by AandF6969

As far as I know, the yolk has half of the protein and the white has half.

Post Number 7, I misread the the post and thought he was talking about the egg white protein only..... It was a long day.

**AandF6969** · 03-27-2008, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by MuscleScience

Post Number 7, I misread the the post and thought he was talking about the egg white protein only..... It was a long day.

oh.. get some sleep!

**KZRSOIZE** · 03-27-2008, 11:45 PM

charles poliquins site has a little blurb about eggs...most people order egg whites only....he suggests whole eggs....i guess the whole cholesterol thing is what people worry about

**Narkissos** · 03-28-2008, 01:46 AM

As long as you don't overshoot your kcal allotment for the day you're good to go.

I seldom separate yolks from the whites.

Honestly, egg whites taste like ass to me... so i incorporate whole eggs wherever feasible.

e.g. if i'm alloted 6gr of fat per meal, I have a lean protein source + a whole egg (which supplies 4.5 gr + a minuscule amount from the lean protein source)... etc.

It all boils back down to your macro spread and kcal allotments.

-CNS