Nutrition
Egg Cooking Safety
Egg cooking safety requires firm yolks or pasteurized eggs to limit Salmonella—especially for immune-vulnerable users and high-volume raw-white habits.
Egg cooking safety means heating eggs until whites and yolks are firm—160°F (71°C) for yolks—to cut Salmonella risk, especially for children, older adults, pregnant athletes, and immunocompromised users. Runny yolks in restaurants carry low but real risk; pasteurized eggs allow safer soft textures in recipes.
Raw whites in large daily smoothies can bind biotin via avidin over time. Refrigerate promptly and cook batch prep thoroughly.
Common questions
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Are runny egg yolks safe for athletes?
Healthy adults accept small risk at restaurants; immunocompromised, pregnant, or very young users should use fully cooked yolks or pasteurized eggs. Consistent soft-yolk meal prep needs reliable sourcing or pasteurization.
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