Powdered Egg Whites

[Rex Feral]

Anyone ever use powdered egg whites? Liquid egg whites run about $35/gallon. This is equivalent to 164 large egg whites, or 13.6 dozen. So, $2.57/dozen. 5 dozen large eggs at Costco are just under $5, so $1/dozen with tax. Bioplex carries a product called Simply Whites. It retails for about $18/# and can be had for $13/#. This is high though. I found a company named Honeyville, been in business for 50 years, well established obviously. They sell 2.25# for $11.95, or a case of 6 for $66.99. Shipping is only $4.49, no matter how much you order. Each 2.25# can is equivalent to 309 large egg whites, or 25.75 dozen. So, 50 cents per dozen.

"Our dried egg whites contain sodium lauryl sulfate in minute quantities as an emulsifier and a thickener to help build volume and to stabilize the foam when beating or whipping the end product. The dried egg whites are simply blended with water to produce liquid egg whites."

At a savings of $2/dozen over pasteurized egg whites with the water already added basically, and 50 cents/dozen over whole fresh eggs this is obviously a good value. 1 Tbs. should have about 13gms of protein, about 72 Tbs per can. 1 # of powdered egg whites, when added to water, yields 8 #s of liquid egg whites. 1 # (16 oz.) of liquid egg whites is equal to 17 large egg whites. This also eliminates the problem of fridge/freezer space vs. liquid egg whites obviously.

Anyone see any drawbacks to this? Other than having to mix the water. I just drink them anyway.

Rex.

 

[KillerStack]

I have a related question: anyone ever use whole egg powder? I think whole eggs are some of the best bodybuilding food but it would be great if I could just make a shake and drink it. Eating a dozen eggs a day makes me sick eventually.

 

[Rex Feral]

I have a related question: anyone ever use whole egg powder? I think whole eggs are some of the best bodybuilding food but it would be great if I could just make a shake and drink it. Eating a dozen eggs a day makes me sick eventually.

I have thought of this as well. Protein Factory has whole egg powder for $11.25/#. Honeyville has 2.25# powdered whole eggs for $9.49. Equivalent to 170 fresh whole eggs. 1# of powder in this case yields 4# liquid whole eggs.

Rex.

 

[HELLA SWOLE]

Anyone ever use powdered egg whites? Liquid egg whites run about $35/gallon. This is equivalent to 164 large egg whites, or 13.6 dozen. So, $2.57/dozen. 5 dozen large eggs at Costco are just under $5, so $1/dozen with tax. Bioplex carries a product called Simply Whites. It retails for about $18/# and can be had for $13/#. This is high though. I found a company named Honeyville, been in business for 50 years, well established obviously. They sell 2.25# for $11.95, or a case of 6 for $66.99. Shipping is only $4.49, no matter how much you order. Each 2.25# can is equivalent to 309 large egg whites, or 25.75 dozen. So, 50 cents per dozen.

"Our dried egg whites contain sodium lauryl sulfate in minute quantities as an emulsifier and a thickener to help build volume and to stabilize the foam when beating or whipping the end product. The dried egg whites are simply blended with water to produce liquid egg whites."

At a savings of $2/dozen over pasteurized egg whites with the water already added basically, and 50 cents/dozen over whole fresh eggs this is obviously a good value. 1 Tbs. should have about 13gms of protein, about 72 Tbs per can. 1 # of powdered egg whites, when added to water, yields 8 #s of liquid egg whites. 1 # (16 oz.) of liquid egg whites is equal to 17 large egg whites. This also eliminates the problem of fridge/freezer space vs. liquid egg whites obviously.

Anyone see any drawbacks to this? Other than having to mix the water. I just drink them anyway.

Rex.

I have never tried this product Rex, but I do have a concern. The only thing I could think of is the eggwhites might not actually have a normal texture to them once they are finished and cooked. I know.... most of us don't eat it for taste, but I could see that turning out bad...or good I guess LOL. If they turn out right that would be awesome and I may even buy some. The reason I thought of this though is because I am still in school and around my campus there are a few dining halls and the dining halls use pasteurized eggwhites (don't knwo the brand, but it's probably a cheap one) and sometimes the final product after cooking is like a slushy mush of eggwhites and, although I scarf it down, it is quite unappetizing. Just a thought to possibly consider.... Let us know how they are if you end up ordering.

 

[OuchThatHurts]

Quick question... wouldn't you want to drink the egg whites in liquid instead of cooking? I always thought the protein-binding effect of cooking (they turn white) made the protein harder to digest. Because let me tell you, if I eat more than a dozen cooked eggs in a day, it ain't pretty.

But I'm always looking for the best quality protein with the best price gram/gram so I'm interested in where this thread is going.

 

[Jwillbc55]

I was researching this a while back and if I remember correctly the cheapest place to buy powdered egg whites is in bulk from Bakery Supply stores. That could very well be what Honeyville is but I don't remember a specific brand name. I just googled Bulk powdered egg whites and several places came up.

 

[Qwert]

To add to your protein shakes for an extra bang is fine, as long as it's blended well with a mixer. Try to mix it in water & then cook with it, results in the most disgusting display of culinary delight next to fried spam or spork sandwiches.

 

[draven]

egg whites or eggs

I gave up eating both unless someone has a brand that wont let me blow dry everyones hair within 10 feet of me after I eat them.....

 

[dwayno]

no eggs for me anymore...

you can add the liquid egg whites in your protein shakes raw due to the pasturization process---it kills certain bacteria that prevent your body from digesting raw eggs.


....so that "Rocky" style shake, addding a raw egg/egg white or 2 to your shake, is biologically impossible for your body to digest/absorb correctly.

dont have to cook shit and I get my egg whites/oatmeal in the morn with my musclemilk in a shake---I HATE STR8 EGG WHITES!!!!

 

[KillerStack]

Quick question... wouldn't you want to drink the egg whites in liquid instead of cooking? I always thought the protein-binding effect of cooking (they turn white) made the protein harder to digest. Because let me tell you, if I eat more than a dozen cooked eggs in a day, it ain't pretty.

I don't know if this is a problem with the pasteurized egg white liquid but regular ucooked eggs contain avidin which can lead to a biotin deficiency.
If I'm not mistaken raw eggs were harder to digest also. Not sure about that, was a while ago I read about it on medline.

 

[mrcat]

I was researching this a while back and if I remember correctly the cheapest place to buy powdered egg whites is in bulk from Bakery Supply stores. That could very well be what Honeyville is but I don't remember a specific brand name. I just googled Bulk powdered egg whites and several places came up.

Thanks for the tip. That's worth looking into.....

 

[Ashop]

Will certainly be something of interest for me as well.

 

[OuchThatHurts]

bump this thread

^bump

So what's the verdict?... gram per gram, what is the best protein for the money? Obviously it goes all the way from the highest quality whey to what? powdered milk? I don't know. There's gotta be a totally complete protein, that's fairly well tolerated by the body, AND doesn't cost $3 per serving.

thanks for the info

 

[Tom]

Went that route many years ago..

I was getting 5 lb containers of powdered egg white from a local baker supply place for $ 35. A great price but I was blowing category 5 hurricanes outta my butt and could not tolerate it for long. I guess everybody digests things differently.

 

[Boo]

Call me old school, but I like my egg whites cooked, with a little ketchup on top. They digest quickly and I can enjoy them twice a day.

Boo.

 

[Massive G]

I wouldn't get powdered eggs and cook them I'd add them to my shake. I get a blend of egg white powder added to my Ion x whey along with micellar casein for my MRP mix.
You could add egg white powder to a pure protein like Synthepure and have an awesome mix for growth.
I usually use bulk pastuerized egg whites-drink them in between meals but as mentioned by Rex they are expensive.
After many years of eating egg whites from regular eggs cooked, I despise the taste of cooked egg whites and prefer other methods of ingestion.

 

[heavyhitter]

i love honeyville brand. they have lots of great powdered products. i actually grew up in honeyville utah. i have used their powdered whey milk for years(allergic to real milk) and i love it. i always mix that with my shakes instead of just plain water. i have used their egg white powder also and it has a nice consistency with decent texture. great product if you ask me. they also have the best tasting pancake mix i have ever had

 

[heavyhitter]

by the way i have cooked with them and they turn out like the eggs you get in an egg mcmuffin. not bad