Constituent of Egg Amount
per egg
% of Reference
Nutrient Intake (RNI)
Adult female
19-50 years
Adult male
19-50 years

Weight*

g

51.6

-

-

Water

g

38.8

-

-

Energy

kjoules/ kcalories

316/76

4

3

Protein

g

6.5

14

12

Carbohydrate

g

trace

-

-

Fat

g

5.6

**

**

Inc saturated f.a.

g

1.6

**

**

Monounsaturated f.a

g

2.4

**

**

Polyunsaturated f.a.

g

0.6

**

**

Dietary fibre

g

none

-

-

MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS
Sodium

mg

72

4.5

4.5

Potassium

mg

67

3

3

Calcium

mg

29

4

4

Phosphorus

mg

103

19

19

Magnesium

mg

6.2

2

2

Iron

mg

1.0

7

11

Zinc

mg

0.7

10

7

Copper

mg

0.04

3

3

Iodine

mg

27

19

19

Chlorine

mg

83

3

3

Sulphur

mg

93

*

*

VITAMINS

Selenium

mg

6

10
8
Vitamin A
mg

98

16

14

Vitamin D

mg

0.9

9**

9**

Vitamin E

mg

0.57

*

*

Vitamin C

mg

none

-

-

Thiamin (B1)

mg

0.05

6

5

Riboflavin (B2)

mg

0.24

22

18

Niacin

mg

1.94

15

11

Vitamin B6

mg

0.06

5

4

Folate
mg

26

13

13

Vitamin B12

mg

1.3

87

87

Biotin
mg

10

*

*

Pantothenic acid

mg

0.91

*

*