HOW MANY CALORIES IN AN EGG

An egg contains 145kcal energy. We can have it either as a whole egg, egg white, boiled egg, poached egg, fried egg, scrambled egg, etc.

What is egg?

It is laid by female birds, fish etc. It is rich in protein.

Use

Egg is a good food (contains protein) for malnourished people and in general should be a part of our daily diet.

Calories in whole egg, egg white and boiled egg

What is whole egg, egg white and boiled egg?

It is good for our health as it is contains protein. Egg white is a clear liquid contains albumin. On the other hand, boiled is very good for us. We should have it (without yolk) daily.

Nutritional facts of whole egg , egg white and boiled egg

Whole egg

Nutrients Value
Calorie 145kcal
Carbohydrate 0.76gram
Protein 12.55gram
Fat 9.99gram

Egg white

Nutrients Value
Calorie 50kcal
Carbohydrate 0.77gram
Protein 11gram
Fat 0.18gram

Boiled egg

Nutrients Value
Calorie 155kcal
Carbohydrate 11gram
Protein 1.10gram
Fat 12.54gram

 Common serving size of whole egg , egg white and boiled egg

Whole egg

Serving size Calorie(kcal)
1oz 41
1small 52
1large 75
1medium 63
100gram 145

 Egg white

Serving size Calorie (kcal)
1oz 14
1large 18
100gram 50
1cup 130

 Boiled egg

Serving size Calorie (kcal)
1slice 7
1 oz 45
1small 58
1medium 67
1large 79
1jumbo 102
100gram 155


Calories in poached egg, fried egg, scrambled egg

What is poached egg, fried egg and scrambled egg?

Poached egg is made by poaching the egg over steam. Fried egg is made from fresh hen’s egg by frying with butter, ghee, oil and scrambled egg is made constantly stirring an egg white or whole egg. Usually we use chicken egg for preparation of scrambled egg.

Nutritional facts of poached egg, fried egg, scrambled egg

Poached egg

Nutrients Value
Calorie 145kcal
Fat 9.10gram
Carbohydrate 0.79gram
Protein 12.63gram

 Fried egg

Nutrients Value
Calorie 200kcal
Fat 15.33gram
Carbohydrate 0.87gram
Protein 14gram

 Scrambled egg

Nutrients Value
Calorie 164kcal
Fat 12.20gram
Carbohydrate 2.0gram
Protein 11gram

Common serving suggestion of poached egg, fried egg, scrambled egg

Poached egg

Serving size Calorie (kcal)
1oz 43
1small 52
1large 72
1medium 62
1jumbo 95
100gram 145
1cup 200

Fried egg

Serving size  Calorie (kcal)
1oz 58
1large 94
100gram 200

Scrambled egg

Serving size Calorie (kcal)
1tbsp 21
1oz 45
1large 100
100gram 164
1cup 364

 Things that you should know about egg

  • Egg contains 10 gram protein and 10 essential amino acid.
  • Egg yolk contains 350 microgram choline. Choline is nutrient that helps to regulate brain, nervous system.
  • Contains vitamin D.
  • Egg has the power to protect against breast cancer.

Egg gives us healthy