about 6 grams of very high quality protein and about 6 grams of fat per egg.  Most of the protein is in the egg white and all of the fat is in the yolk.

I really dislike the taste of cooked eggs, so I buy the egg beaters brand egg product.  It's basically pasteurized egg whites.  24 grams of high quality protein in about 3 gulps.  It tastes pretty good too.

Edited to change fat content.

Nope, that's it.  6 grams.

A hen's egg weighs about 55 to 60 gm and consists of 10% outer layer, 60% white and 30% yellow yolk. The outer shell consists of calcium carbonate; the white portion is made up of protein known as egg albumin which is of high biological value. The egg contains about 11% proteins. The egg white is also a good source of riboflavin. The yolk contains mainly fat. The egg supplies fat in an emulsified form, which can be very easily digested and assimilated in the body. The egg yolk contains 1.33gm of cholesterol per 100 gm. The egg yolk is a source of vitamin A, B vitamins, calcium, phosphorous, lecithin and iron.

An average hen's egg of 60 gm consists of 7.9 gm of protein, 7.9 gm of fat, 103 kcl, 36 mg of calcium, 132 mg of phosphorous, and 1.26 mg of iron. Egg powder contains about 49% of proteins and 43% fat and it is also a good source of vitamin A and riboflavin. It is rich in cholesterol (3.9 gm per 100 gm) and is a good source of iron and phosphorous.

1 egg yolk has 75% of the daily recommended value of cholesterol(dump the yolk when you cook eggs).
josam

oops. my bad.  there is fat in the yolk, but not the egg white.

Hello,

Somewhere on the egg carton should be the nutrition content per egg.  The above answer seems spot on, though.

James

Here's a link the USDA National Nutrient DB - just click search:

[url]http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR15/sr15.html[/url]

One large 50g raw egg, whole:

Nutrient  Units  1 large
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50 g^1 large  
Proximates  
Water  g 37.665  
Energy  kcal 74.500  
Energy  kj 311.500  
Protein  g 6.245  
Total lipid (fat)  g 5.010  
Ash  g 0.470  
Carbohydrate, by difference  g 0.610  
Fiber, total dietary  g 0.000  
Minerals  
Calcium, Ca  mg 24.500  
Iron, Fe  mg 0.720  
Magnesium, Mg  mg 5.000  
Phosphorus, P  mg 89.000  
Potassium, K  mg 60.500  
Sodium, Na  mg 63.000  
Zinc, Zn  mg 0.550  
Copper, Cu  mg 0.007  
Manganese, Mn  mg 0.012  
Selenium, Se  mcg 15.400  
Vitamins  
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid  mg 0.000  
Thiamin  mg 0.031  
Riboflavin  mg 0.254  
Niacin  mg 0.036  
Pantothenic acid  mg 0.627  
Vitamin B-6  mg 0.070  
Folate, total  mcg 23.500  
Folic acid  mcg 0.000  
Folate, food  mcg 23.500  
Folate, DFE  mcg_DFE 23.500  
Vitamin B-12  mcg 0.500  
Vitamin A, IU  IU 317.500  
Retinol  mcg 95.500  
Vitamin A, RAE  mcg_RAE 95.500  
Vitamin D  IU 26.000  
Vitamin E  mg_ATE 0.525  
Lipids  
Fatty acids, total saturated  g 1.550  
4:0  g 0.000  
6:0  g 0.000  
8:0  g 0.002  
10:0  g 0.002  
12:0  g 0.002  
14:0  g 0.017  
15:0  g 0.002  
16:0  g 1.113  
17:0  g 0.009  
18:0  g 0.392  
20:0  g 0.005  
22:0  g 0.006  
24:0  g 0.002  
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated  g 1.905  
14:1  g 0.004  
16:1 undifferentiated  g 0.149  
18:1 undifferentiated  g 1.737  
20:1  g 0.014  
22:1 undifferentiated  g 0.002  
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated  g 0.682  
18:2 undifferentiated  g 0.574  
18:3 undifferentiated  g 0.017  
18:4  g 0.000  
20:4 undifferentiated  g 0.071  
20:5 n-3  g 0.002  
22:5 n-3  g 0.000  
22:6 n-3  g 0.018  
Cholesterol  mg 212.500  
Amino acids  
Tryptophan  g 0.076  
Threonine  g 0.300  
Isoleucine  g 0.341  
Leucine  g 0.533  
Lysine  g 0.449  
Methionine  g 0.195  
Cystine  g 0.145  
Phenylalanine  g 0.332  
Tyrosine  g 0.255  
Valine  g 0.380  
Arginine  g 0.375  
Histidine  g 0.148  
Alanine  g 0.348  
Aspartic acid  g 0.627  
Glutamic acid  g 0.817  
Glycine  g 0.210  
Proline  g 0.249  
Serine  g 0.465  
Other  
Caffeine  mg 0.000  
Theobromine  mg 0.000  


Rocko