Eggs, which can be served as a main or a side dish, can also be considered a small meat dish. In the poor years, eggs were regarded as a nourishing tonic. Even today, eggs still hold a place among all ingredients. There are no few people who love to eat eggs, but the following mistakes always happen.
1. Thinking that fried eggs are more nutritious
Actually, how much nutrition from eggs the human body can absorb is related to the cooking method. When eggs are steamed or boiled, the nutrition is the richest, and it can even be 100% absorbed. Next are soft-fried eggs, scrambled eggs, and poached eggs. The least nutritious ways to eat eggs are braised eggs and eating them raw.
2. Liking to eat undercooked eggs
Actually, undercooked eggs, such as soft-boiled eggs or eggs that are not fully cooked, have more serious hazards than food poisoning.
First, there is a risk of Salmonella, which can induce acute gastroenteritis. Second, they are not easily digested and absorbed. The anti-trypsin in them will resist the breakdown and absorption of protein by digestive juices. Third, they increase the burden on internal organs and the risk of parasitic infection.
3. Thinking that brown eggs are better than white eggs
If you ask some enthusiastic housewives, they will tell you this, but they can't give a reason. In reality, brown eggs are indeed popular. However, there is no nutritional difference between the two types of eggs. The color of the eggshell depends on the breed of the chicken.
4. Only one egg can be eaten per day
This saying has a long history and is strictly followed by everyone. The reason is that eating more than two eggs will lead to high cholesterol and increase the burden on the kidneys.
However! For healthy people, it is completely fine to eat 2-3 eggs a day, so don't worry too much. If you are worried that too much protein will burden the kidneys, what's the difference between eating too much meat and eating eggs?
5. Balut (fertilized eggs) are great for nourishing the body and kidneys
The reasons for eating balut are nothing more than that it is delicious and good for the kidneys. In fact, research has found that there is no special nutritional difference between balut and ordinary eggs, and so-called great nourishing effects need to be verified.
However, there are possibilities of more bacteria, spoilage, and unhygienic conditions. Because balut are "dead eggs" produced when an egg is incubating a chick, affected by factors such as temperature and pollution.
6. Not knowing if the egg is fresh
For those who love to eat eggs, the biggest fear is eating a "bad egg". In an un fresh egg, the protective effect of the shell decreases, leading to bacteria invading the egg.
The air cell, which is the end of the egg without egg white or yolk, the larger the air cell, the less fresh the egg is. Shake the egg. Hold the egg with your hand at both ends and shake it hard. Eggs that make a sloshing sound are not fresh. Look at the eggshell. Fresh eggshells have a "bloom" and are not smooth. Eggs that are smooth, cracked, or have black spots should not be bought.
So, no matter how much you love eggs, be sure not to make these 6 mistakes.