Raw eggs... Eggnog

Zippitydoo

Was wondering what people's opinions on raw eggs here is? And if anyone here eggs them regularly?

According to some websites the risk of salmonella from them seems to be quite slim and the health benefits seem to be great which I didn't realize; as opposed to cooked eggs. Although I eat them I've never been a big egg fan and have never really enjoyed eating them.

"Surprisingly, in spite of ‘bad press’ raw eggs, organic or at least from a known source of healthy free-range chickens, are an excellent health tonic. The regular consumption of raw eggs will do wonders for your overall health. Exceptionally easy to digest, raw eggs provide a wonderful boost to the immune system, and a completely balanced nutritional package. A good immune system is one of several things the body needs to overcome cancer."

The American eggnog drink seems to me to be a great way of consuming them. I made some tonight for the first time in years and really enjoyed it, didn't feel like eating, and haven't been on shakes for awhile now so it seemed like a great alternative to me.

3 large eggs, 3 cups of milk, some nutmeg, vanilla essence, dash of orange juice, and 2-3 tablespoons of icing sugar. Seems pretty healthy to me bar the sugar and goes down an absolute treat. Great taste!

So seems to me to be a great post workout drink, really high in protein. Tastes better than any shake to me too. It's quite rich though is the only thing. The fast digestion would mean it would enter your body quickly too and good for post WO i guess?

Anyway let me know what you guys think.

all_smilz

i'd always thought there was boooze in eggnog?
maybe u could ditch the sugar for sweetener or honey?
not quite sure i could stomach it....

Zippitydoo

Yeah traditionally there is booze in it, I came across a recipe without it though, and it tastes great. Honey might do the trick yeah... Agave would be perfect id say, if you can get your hands on some- levels out your blood sugar levels, and really good for you. Would make it a really healthy drink.

Give it a shot- tastes far better than I ever thought it would. You just lash all the ingredients together and blend em up. The colder the better I think too.

podge57

afaik, its something like 1/30,000 eggs that will contain salmonella

also, the bioavailability of cooked eggs is something like 91-92%, while raw eggs are only ~50%

i have tried raw eggs blended with some other stuff before, and it tastes pretty good

brianthebard

I thought cooked/boiled eggs were a better source of protein than raw all right...

hooplah

also, the bioavailability of cooked eggs is something like 91-92%, while raw eggs are only ~50%

Hi Podge, hope its ok to hijack this thread but where could i find out more about bioavailability of different foods?

Zippitydoo

Yeah I read that 1/30,000 figure also, but if you stick to organic or even free change, your chances of getting it are even slimmer. Plus apparently it's people who aren't healthy in the first place who are really affected by it... for instance people whose immune systems have been hit hard, and have taken lots of anti-biotics. Feel free to correct me on all this.

What exactly do you mean by bio-availability?

As far as I know it's pretty much the same protein wise... cooking doesn't change the protein count much at all, but does remove some of the health benefits raw eggs provide.

sunnyjim

Bioavailability is a term used for describing the ability of a the human body to uptake a specific componant of a food. Another description of it is the time it takes for a body to uptake a certain certain componant of food during digestion.

Basically - cooking eggs makes it easier for the body to take more protein from them, and in a shorter time.

Zippitydoo

Ah ok gotcha. Does 50% bioavailability mean that you're only getting 50% or the protein you would if cooked? Is it relative in this way?

crotalus667

Zippitydoo wrote: »

Ah ok gotcha. Does 50% bioavailability mean that you're only getting 50% or the protein you would if cooked? Is it relative in this way?

Not quite , the white and yoke are very different all the fat is stored in the yoke for one , but the main problem is that your body can not handle the white un cooked (it’s fine with the yoke uncooked)

all_smilz

crotalus667 wrote: »

Not quite , the white and yoke are very different all the fat is stored in the yoke for one , but the main problem is that your body can not handle the white un cooked (it’s fine with the yoke uncooked)

well of course, the darn body is always more than happy to absorb FAT....

Brian?

all_smilz wrote: »

well of course, the darn body is always more than happy to absorb FAT....

The body isn't happy to absorb fat, it needs it.

podge57

hooplah wrote: »

Hi Podge, hope its ok to hijack this thread but where could i find out more about bioavailability of different foods?

Heres a list of the different values for foods
Egg is actually 94%, but the bv of other foods is measured relative to egg, so its set at 100%.
I personally dont read much into it, it complicates things too much, but if you were having 3 raw eggs per day, you could be getting ~10g less protein i suppose

104 - Whey Concentrate (lactalbumin)
100 - whole egg
91 - cow milk
88 - egg white
83 - fish
80 - beef
79 - chicken
77 - casein
74 - soy
59 - rice
54 - wheat
49 - beans

Heres some decent links
http://www.elitefts.com/documents/testing_protein_quality.htm

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/MEETING/004/M2835E/M2835E00.HTM

Zippitydoo

After looking into things a bit, it seems that while the bioavailability is lower for raw eggs meaning less protein, when you cook them, the protein is denatured, meaning a lot of the vitamins and nutrients are removed... same as cooking any food really. I guess it's very hard to tell which is better, but they both have their advantages and disadvantages.
I think I'll continue with my eggnog binge for awhile, see how it goes for awhile. mmmm Eggnog.

legend365

I used to down raw eggs daily. Didn't notice the taste after a week. Eventually got sick of it as i wasn't seeing any benefit to it. Now i just throw one into a smoothie wheres its tastless.