Health Benefits of Egg Yolk

What are the health benefits and vitamins in Egg Yolk?

Vitamins in Egg Yolk

→ Egg yolk is full of cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins and all essential fatty acids.
→ Most of the nutrient in the egg is found in Egg yolk. They are rich source of copper, manganese, and selenium.

→ It is a good source of Fatty Acids DHA and Arachidonic Acid, that provides the healthy skin, hair, reproduction.
→ It is good in treating the degenerative disorder called oxidative stress and also prevents from the Alcheimers disease.
→ DHA acis in egg yolk is significant for the pregnant ladies, young children and lactating women.

Here you can find the vitamin sources present in Egg Yolk.

Vitamins	Unit	Value per 100g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0
Thiamin	mg	0.176
Riboflavin	mg	0.528
Niacin	mg	0.024
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.350
Folate, DFE	µg	146
Vitamin B-12	µg	1.95
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	381
Vitamin A, IU	IU	1442
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	2.58
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	5.4
Vitamin D	IU	218
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	0.7

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