Structure of Eggs (Junior Cert Home Economics): Quizzes
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What is the outer layer of the egg called?
What is the outer layer of the egg called?
Shell
What colour is the yolk?
What colour is the yolk?
Yellow
Which part of the egg contains most of the nutrients?
Which part of the egg contains most of the nutrients?
Yolk
What is the egg white rich in?
What is the egg white rich in?
Protein
What happens to the air space as the egg ages?
What happens to the air space as the egg ages?
It increases
What is the function of the chalazae?
What is the function of the chalazae?
Keep the yolk centred
What percentage of an egg is protein?
What percentage of an egg is protein?
13%
What percentage of an egg is water?
What percentage of an egg is water?
77%
What percentage of an egg is carbohydrates?
What percentage of an egg is carbohydrates?
0%
What percentage of an egg is fat?
What percentage of an egg is fat?
10%
Which minerals are found in eggs?
Which minerals are found in eggs?
Calcium, iron, phosphorus
Which vitamin groups are found in eggs?
Which vitamin groups are found in eggs?
A, B group, D, E, K
Where is the membrane located in an egg?
Where is the membrane located in an egg?
Inside the shell