Chicken eggs or duck eggs better?
Health & Life Newspaper quoted Dr. Tran Kim Anh as saying that eggs are a food with the highest nutritional value and the most balanced nutrition among foods that can be eaten by everyone from children to pregnant women and the elderly (except for a few who are allergic to eggs).
According to the 2006 Vietnamese food nutritional composition table of the National Institute of Nutrition, eggs contain protein, lipids, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, phosphorus, beta-carotene, vitamins A, B1, B2, PP... (in particular, balut eggs also contain vitamin C) necessary for the body.
If comparing the nutritional composition in 100g (chicken eggs, duck eggs and balut), balut eggs have much higher iron, calcium, phosphorus, beta-carotene, vitamin A, PP content than chicken eggs and regular duck eggs. For example, vitamin A in chicken eggs is 700mcg, regular duck eggs: 360mcg, balut eggs: 875mcg; calcium in chicken eggs: 550mg, regular duck eggs: 710mg, balut eggs: 820mg.
If comparing energy, chicken eggs are 166 Kcal/100g, regular duck eggs are 484 Kcal, and balut is 162 Kcal.
Thus, in terms of nutritional composition, all 3 types of eggs are nutritious and non-toxic, everyone can eat them, including people with rheumatism, and they are very good for pregnant and postpartum women.
However, people with high cholesterol and obesity should limit their intake to only 2-3 eggs per week. Note, when eating eggs, eat both the white and the yolk.
Chicken eggs or duck eggs are better is a concern of many people.
In the past, some people thought that egg yolks were good, so they often ate the yolks and discarded the egg whites. It is a mistake to think that egg whites are difficult to digest because egg whites contain lecithin, which helps metabolize cholesterol. It is best to eat them with milk, because milk contains a lot of lecithin, which helps neutralize cholesterol.
Things to keep in mind when eating eggs
Eggs are good for health but need to be eaten properly. VietNamNet newspaper quoted Dr. Ha Hai Nam, Lecturer of the Oncology Department, Hanoi Medical University, as saying that when eating eggs, you need to pay attention to the following:
For people with fever (especially children), eating eggs will increase body heat and prevent it from being released, like "adding fuel to the fire", making the fever worse.
Because eggs contain a lot of saturated fat and cholesterol, they are also recommended to be limited for people with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease because they can increase the accumulation of these substances in the liver.
People with a history of gallstones and diarrhea should be careful not to eat too many eggs, which are high in protein, as this will stimulate intestinal and gallbladder contractions, while the patient's intestinal and gallbladder systems are already weak, causing more severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
When eating eggs, limit drinking tea because the protein in eggs combined with the tannic acid in tea will cause indigestion. Do not eat eggs with soybeans as this reduces the absorption of nutrients.
The habit of eating soft-boiled or raw eggs can cause poisoning and vomiting because the eggshells contain tiny holes and are at high risk of bacterial infection. You should also not boil eggs too much or eat boiled eggs left overnight.
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