Many humans consume various types of eggs as part of their diet. Two edible parts of an egg are shown here, in this shell-less chicken egg (the type most often consumed): the white and the yolk. The white is a clear liquid surrounding the yolk, consisting of 90% water and 10% dissolved proteins. The yolk, a firm yellow sphere, contains all of the egg's fat and cholesterol and about one-half of the protein.7 Jan 2014
Eggs
Many humans consume various types of eggs as part of their diet. Two edible parts of an egg are shown here, in this shell-less chicken egg (the type most often consumed): the white and the yolk. The white is a clear liquid surrounding the yolk, consisting of 90% water and 10% dissolved proteins. The yolk, a firm yellow sphere, contains all of the egg's fat and cholesterol and about one-half of the protein.