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Egg Powder For You, See All You Need To Know.

Raphael Okhueleigbe 4 years ago 3 min read

Egg powder for you, see all you need to know.

Egg powder

Egg is one of the most cheaply proteinous food available to us. It is something we can easily buy and eat and still be able to meet our body protein requirements. But oftentimes this egg gets bad easily due to the nature of its shelf life. This was the problem that preceded the discovering of the milky egg powder during World War 2 in the United Kingdom.

Egg powder is simply a dried egg that has undergone a spray drying process. It is like the popular powdered milk that we all know.

What egg can we use?

Egg is laid by different species such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and fish. The egg used is the common one that will eat which are laid by birds. These birds are;

Chicken

Quail

Duck

Types of egg powder

It will interest you to know that there are different types of egg powder and as such you can make your choice depending on your taste preference and body system. They are;

Egg yolk

Egg white and

Whole egg powder

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How egg powder is made

Egg powder making is very simple and easy to carry out either for domestic or commercial purposes. Although there have been different development over time to meet customers taste and demand.

First you have to get a fresh and clean egg, you can check the egg quality simply by placing it into a bowl of water. A good egg will settle down while the bad one will float. You can also use light to check inside the egg.

Wash the egg properly and break using a spoon or fork but for commercial purpose machines can be used. Make sure the broken egg does not have eggshell particles.

Some persons prefer only the egg yolk, some the egg white why some like it whole. Separate base on your interest and after which carry out a pasteurization process at 60-68⁰C to remove possible microorganisms.

Carry out a drying process either by spray drying or Freeze-drying. The spray drying process is simply the process of passing a hot air of about 85-100^oC over the liquid egg and reduce the moisture content by evaporation to about 4% which is the egg powder form.

You can also carry out freeze-drying by using a very low temperature of about -20^oC to remove the moisture directly from solid to gas for 160 minutes and then frieze dry at -46^oC for 24 hours under vacuum. After drying this milky egg powder should be well packaged.

Nutrient content

Powdered egg has a wealth of nutrients as it is high in calcium which we need for healthy bones and teeth. Two eggs contain about 356 calories. So if you don’t need too many calories, powdered egg is good enough for you.

Potassium and sodium present in egg aid the proper functioning of muscles and nerves. It also has a high protein content, take about 50-64 g of protein in a day. There are no vitamins in powdered egg so it is advisable you meet your vitamin needs with other food.