Egg Whites: A Complete Protein Source?

🎯 Reality Check: Sketchy 🚩

📝 Why: Actually, egg whites alone already contain all nine essential amino acids—meaning they’re a “complete protein” by the scientific definition. The yolk adds vitamins, minerals, and fat, but the protein in the white is still top-notch. The British Nutrition Foundation confirms: “Egg whites… provide a source of high quality protein” and “Both egg white and egg yolk contain protein.” So eating egg white alone isn’t “shit”—it’s just less rich in other nutrients than eating the whole egg.

🔗 Source: British Nutrition Foundation; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); P. Wu, “Egg Proteins”, Handbook of Food Proteins