Raw Egg Whites........WELL?

[testoman79]

OK so I have been reading in some nutritionists report that raw egg whites do nothing for us as we get nothing from them unless they are cooked

does anyone have any answers on this as I have been drinking raw egg whites as part of my diet for a couple of years now and if this means ive been gettin no protein out of this im gonna be pissed...

Oh and is it bad to be drinking raw egg whites at say 8 - 10 per day

Anyone have any comments???

 

[Vicious cycle]

In a word...e coli. Cook'm.

 

[pintoca]

those are 2 words...but yeah, cook them.

 

[jdevlin1985]

those are 2 words...but yeah, cook them.

I have also read and heard the same. Basically will just go in one end and come out the other

 

[eat big]

Eh I don't think so. If you get them pre-pasteurized its almost impossible to get any sickness. Dont crack open an egg, buy the containers of egg whites.

 

[jdevlin1985]

Eh I don't think so. If you get them pre-pasteurized its almost impossible to get any sickness. Dont crack open an egg, buy the containers of egg whites.

In on eend and out the other basically means go straight through the body - the body does not utilize any of the whites (uncooked)

Egg whites pre-prepared are pre-prepared for frying, poaching or as scrambled. Not to eat raw

Peace

 

[Ripped2Shredds]

never eat raw anything, always cook it a tad bit. thats why raw steak is even cooked a lil. Salamonella isn't a ghost, it does happen and can be fatal.

 

[irish_pride]

After a session I would eat 6 raw eggs. 3 whole and three with just the whites. They are digested ,as if they went straight you, you would feel it in the toilet right. People ive talked to say they are easily digested. and eggs are the best source of protein.

 

[eat big]

In on eend and out the other basically means go straight through the body - the body does not utilize any of the whites (uncooked)

Egg whites pre-prepared are pre-prepared for frying, poaching or as scrambled. Not to eat raw

Peace

Well see they don't go in one end and out the other. They do work. They are pasteurized which is basically heating the product untill any Salmonella and Eschera Coli are killed but the product is not cooked. I think people would have realized this before they started drinking raw egg whites years ago.

Also, some cooking denatures the protein. I dont see how it can be good to cook any protein except for health reasons. Most protein doesn't benefit from being cooked. So your saying by not cooking I'm NOT getting protein? Thats wrong. Otherwise the label would read differently.

Keep in mind cooking too much isnt good for the protein.

Also found this quote:

"The simple solution is to cook the egg whites as this completely deactivates the avidin.The problem is that it also completely deactivates nearly every other protein in the egg white. While you will still obtain nutritional benefits from consuming cooked egg whites, from a nutritional perspective it would seem far better to consume them uncooked."

From this website: http://www.mercola.com/2002/nov/13/eggs.htm

 

[Clean]

people used to eat raw eggs all the time, but you can get salmonella.
That is why most don't do it.

I have also read that unless you cook them you don't get the nutritional benefit, but I don't have any hard evidence of this to back it up.