does anyone know the chances of getting salmonella from drinking raw eggs? I feel that drinking eggs is better than cooking them if you don't care for taste... for some reason I believe that the protein is more complex when you don't cook the egg... what do you think?

Are you getting the eggwhites straight from the egg or in carton form? The eggwhites I buy are in cartons and are pasturized - I believe they're safe to consume raw. I've also heard the opposite about the proteins. When the protein in eggs are heated, they become more bioavailable. I could be wrong, but I think I read that somewhere here recently.

does anyone know the chances of getting salmonella from drinking raw eggs? I feel that drinking eggs is better than cooking them if you don't care for taste... for some reason I believe that the protein is more complex when you don't cook the egg... what do you think?
Do you have a reason for thinking that the protein is more complex without cooking the egg?

Gordo's posted this study (http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/128/10/1716) a few times before, I think it's what Dluc's referring to. From what I understand, you only assimilate about 50% of the protein when the egg is still raw as opposed to cooked.

straight from the egg, never heard of eggwhites from a carton though. Where do i find that? just a normal grocery?

thanks george, i meant more pure or digestible

Gordo's posted this study (http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/128/10/1716) a few times before, I think it's what Dluc's referring to. From what I understand, you only assimilate about 50% of the protein when the egg is still raw as opposed to cooked.

Thanks George:tucool: I knew I read it here:doh:

straight from the egg, never heard of eggwhites from a carton though. Where do i find that? just a normal grocery?

I get mine from costco, but I'm sure you can get them at a regular grocery store. You can even order them online (http://www.eggwhitesint.com/).

does anyone know the chances of getting salmonella from drinking raw eggs? I feel that drinking eggs is better than cooking them if you don't care for taste... for some reason I believe that the protein is more complex when you don't cook the egg... what do you think?

I think research suggests otherwise ... the egg is far more digestible and you receive far more protein when cooked. There are a few studies out there ... they basically conclude that Native egg protein is malabsorbed to an important extent. The assimilation of egg protein is facilitated by heat-pretreatment (http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/128/10/1716).

Jeremy

Don't get me started dluc... :lol: :lol:

Don't get me started dluc... :lol: :lol:

:D

I hear that when you eat eggs raw, only 50% of protein is used by the body. So, I would cook them.

does anyone know the chances of getting salmonella from drinking raw eggs?
Pretty low.


I feel that drinking eggs is better than cooking them if you don't care for taste... for some reason I believe that the protein is more complex when you don't cook the egg... what do you think?

You're wasting protein and in the extreme you risk a biotin deficiency due to the avidin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avidin) binding with the biotin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotin) (making it unabsorbed in the GI tract). Cooking your egg whites deactivates the avidin. Now if you ate a whole egg, that's a slightly different story since the yolk is rich in biotin, vit A D E etc...

Problem is there is a lot of sat fat in yolks so you have to find a compromise.

I still would cook the egg if it were me. Your choice though.