An egg contains varying amounts of 13 vitamins plus many minerals. An egg yolk is one of the few foods which contain vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin. Nutrient density is the ratio of nutrients to calories and is sometimes called the nutrient-calorie benefit ratio. Foods that supply significant amounts of one or more nutrients compared to the number of calories they supply are called nutrient dense. A large egg contains 213 mg.
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in every living cell in the body.
It is made in necessary amounts by the body and is stored in the body. It is especially ocncentrated in the liver, kidney, adrenal glands and the brain. Cholesterol is required for the structure of cell walls, must be available for the body to produce vitamin D, is essential to the production of digestive juices, insulates nerve fibers and is the basic building block for many hormones. In other words, cholesterol is essential for life. Your body produces all the cholesterol it needs.