Calculating Protein Percentages of Eggs and Peas

[casportpony]

I started this thread so people could discuss their methods on calculating percentages of things like peas and eggs.

 

[Pork Pie]

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'll just follow along with my little pea brain.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I started this thread so people could discuss their methods on calculating percentages of things like peas and eggs.

And now in English .

 

[Pork Pie]

I started this thread so people could discuss their methods on calculating percentages of things like peas and eggs.

Now you're just trying to make my first post look silly Thankfully I am so there's no dignity to defend, so I'm gonna leave it

 

[townchicks]

You mean, like doing math? Uh oh.

 

[casportpony]

Yesterday a few of us hijacked a thread, so I thought it would be best to move the conversation to this thread instead. We were discussing how we figured out the protein percentage of peas and eggs.

 

[casportpony]

You mean, like doing math? Uh oh.

Yeah, a little, lol.

 

[casportpony]

So what is the protein percentage of an egg? I see lots of posts where people suggest giving egg to bump up protein intake, but I also see lots of posts that say there is less protein in it than in chick starter.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Thank you!

Let me start up the conversation since I was part of the hijacking crew.

I say % is based on caloric value and NOT weight when we are talking in regards to feeding and energy usage.

Based on this, an egg has 70 calories of which 45 will belong to fat and 24 will belong to protein... Making 45/70= 64% fat and 24/70=34% protein. For a total of 97% seems to make sense to me since eggs are essentially fat and protein with some vitamins and minerals.

My first go around in my overthinking brain tried to go with total GRAMS and do weight... but the numbers SIMPLY do NOT add up... and I believe our chooks eat to meet their energy need and not a certain volume. By weight... 6/50 grams would be 12% protein and 5/50 grams would be 10% fat... That's ONLY 22% of the total egg value and I JUST don't buy it.

The first time I tried by weight, yes... I though 12% protein is WAY too low for someone to suggest it as a "good source". Now I believe I have finally worked out the truth. But I'm not at all cocky and here to learn! I have thought about starting this VERY thread last year.

Can't wait to see the answers!