Why should eggs be cooked, rather than eaten raw?
a. Raw egg proteins provide excessive amounts of the mineral iron.
b. Raw egg proteins speed up protein digestion.
c. Raw egg proteins cannot be denatured in the human body.
d. Raw egg proteins are completely indigestible.
e. Raw egg proteins bind the B vitamin biotin.
Question 2
The recycling system for amino acids in the body is primarily used to:
a. provide fuel for the cells to spare glucose.
b. convert nonessential amino acids into essential amino acids.
c. provide the cells with materials to build body proteins.
d. add protein to muscles when there is a shortage of energy from foods.
e. produce immune proteins.
Models of some representative proteins drawn to a common scale
Eggs, milk, and cheese are complete proteins, because they are animal products.
Transport of newly synthesized mitochondrial proteins into the matrix
Comparison between whole eggs and egg whites
Types of Proteins
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