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egg white

The albumen of an egg, used especially in cooking.

albumen

egg white

a solution of protein in water which is secreted by the oviduct of birds and some reptiles. Albumen surrounds the embryo and yolk which it cushions within the shell of the egg. It is eventually absorbed by the embryo as food.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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Q. Is there any difference between brown eggs and white eggs? My fitness instructor suggested me to have brown eggs instead of white eggs so is there any difference between brown eggs and white eggs?

A. I have to agree with you. Never heard of any difference between the two and it doesnt sound reasonable that one is better to your health than the other...

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Apparently due to concerns that it would lose its customers, Prima Meat falsely reported to Aeon in July 2001 that the product did not contain egg white, despite the fact that it was informed by Katsumi Shokusan about the use of egg white, investigations showed.

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Beat the egg whites a little, with a pinch of salt, to lighten them a tad.

Hollandaise biscuits

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The five researchers at the CVRL's cell biology department put the yolks from chicken eggs and a surrogate egg white from a different species into a chicken egg that was 50 per cent bigger.

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gl/BWjuy), in which the egg white comes out through the nostrils of a face--like snot.

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Next, the researchers adjusted the liquid egg white pH to 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 or 9.0.

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Add parsley, egg white and salt and pepper to taste.

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"The bad news is that it's not there in very high quantities." The next generation of technology should be focused on getting higher concentrations of the foreign proteins in egg whites, he says.

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* When eating raw eggs became cause for concern, a number of popular dishes got pushed aside, including cloud-light chiffon pie, which depends on whipped egg whites for its volume and fluffy texture.

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