Cracking the Egg Debate: The Surprising Truth About Yolks vs. Whites

If you enjoy scrambled eggs, a veggie omelet, sunny-side-up, or hard-boiled - surely you've wondered which is healthier, the egg white or the yolk, the protein or the yolk (it's easy to remember, 'protein' relates to milk, the white color, and 'yolk' to lemon, the yellow part)? Recently, a TikTok trend has young people reaching for the white part of the egg. They whip up omelets with three whites, especially post-workout - and toss the cholesterol away.

Dietitian Dr. Maya Rosman was asked on her Facebook page this week about this issue, what's healthier - the egg white or the yolk? "It's an excellent question because many think the white is healthier, but it's actually the opposite – all the nutritional values are in the yolk," she wrote in Maariv. "Although the yellow yolk contains all the cholesterol – it's now known this cholesterol isn't directly and solely responsible for heart disease and artery blockage, and today it's recommended to consume one egg a day and some even dare to recommend two a day."

"The yellow of the egg has a bit more proteins, the yellow contains iron, zinc, vitamin B12, and lecithin which is important for proper blood flow and prevents (yes, prevents) heart disease," Rosman continued. "The white has only water and proteins, with a slightly lower protein content than the yolk. The white also contains very few calories – about 17 calories per one, so you can enlarge an omelet by making one whole egg and an additional one or two whites without a significant increase in calories."