In the field of nutrition, eggs have been called "whole food". In addition to a small amount of vitamin C content, eggs contain almost all the nutrients needed by the human body, and even eggs are dressed in "the world's most nutritious breakfast". Eggs are generally cooked how long, "3-minute eggs", the egg white is ripe and tender, the yolk is cooked. "5-minute eggs", the egg white is ripe and tender, the yolk is cooked but not hard. The best conditions for eating eggs are when the whites are set and the yolks are in a semi-set or runny state. This will ensure speed of digestion and absorption as well as loss of nutrients.

How long does it take to cook an egg

1, "3-minute egg" is a slightly cooked egg, the easiest to digest, takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes to digest.

2, "5-minute eggs" is half-cooked eggs, in the body of the digestive time of about 2 hours; boiling time is too long eggs, the body of the digestive time of 3 hours 15 minutes.

3, "5-minute eggs" is not only soft and tender, egg flavor, but also beneficial to the human body intake of nutrients. In terms of nutrition, boiled eggs within 10 minutes, the highest digestibility, basically no loss of nutrients.

The correct way to cook eggs is to put cold water in the pot, slow heat to warm up, boil and then cook on low heat for 2 minutes. Cease fire and then soak for 5 minutes, so that the eggs cooked out of the egg white tender, yolk solidified and not old. If you eat boiled eggs, eggs are best cooked tender, that is, after boiling and then cook for five or six minutes on it, at this time, the yolk of the egg has just solidified, consume this state of the egg, the human body to the highest rate of protein absorption.

The most nutritious way to eat eggs list

1, "good for the heart list"

First place: poached eggs with shells. Without adding a drop of oil, cooking temperature is not high, the yolk of the cholesterol is not exposed to oxygen (cholesterol once oxidized, will become one of the most serious cardiovascular health threats), so it is the most beneficial way to eat the heart.

Second place: boiled eggs.

Third place: egg soup and steamed eggs.

Fourth place:Fried poached eggs.

Fifth place: Spread eggs. These are omelettes that are fried in a small amount of oil over a low heat, so there is not much oxidized cholesterol in the yolks.

Sixth place: scrambled eggs. When eggs are beaten and then scrambled, the cholesterol in the yolk is more oxidized because it comes into full contact with the air. Eggs are more absorbent and use more oil.