Large egg yolk
USDA name: Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg yolk
57 calories in 1 egg yolk (17 g). 16.2 g protein, 1 g carbs and 28.8 g fat per 100 g.
Large egg yolk, 1 egg yolk
57 calories
- Protein
- 2.8 g
- Carbs
- 0.17 g
- Fat
- 4.9 g
- Fiber
- —
- Sugars
- —
Nutrition Facts
Calories57
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Biotin (B7)26% 7.8 µg
- Vitamin E6% 0.96 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)6% 0.079 mg
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Selenium17% 9.5 µg
Amino acids
Grams in this serving. Essential amino acids are marked •
- Glutamic acid0.34 g
- Aspartic acid0.26 g
- Leucine•0.23 g
- Serine0.22 g
- Lysine•0.2 g
- Arginine0.19 g
- Valine•0.14 g
- Threonine•0.13 g
- Alanine0.13 g
- Isoleucine•0.13 g
- Proline0.13 g
- Tyrosine0.12 g
- Phenylalanine•0.11 g
- Glycine0.08 g
- Methionine•0.068 g
- Histidine•0.063 g
- Tryptophan•0.03 g
How it compares
Against the 331 foods in Dairy and Egg Products, per 100 g.
Carbohydrates
Lower than 91%
leastmostTotal fat
Higher than 84%
leastmostCalories
Higher than 73%
leastmostProtein
Higher than 66%
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in large egg yolk?
- 1 egg yolk (17 g) has 57 calories, 2.8 g of protein, 0.17 g of carbohydrates and 4.9 g of fat.
- How much protein is in large egg yolk?
- 16.2 g per 100 g, which is 19% of its calories.
- How many net carbs are in large egg yolk?
- 1 g per 100 g: 1 g of carbohydrates minus 0 g of fiber.
All 48 nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 52.1 g |
| Energy (Atwater General Factors) | 328 kcal |
| Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) | 334 kcal |
| Energy | 334 kcal |
| Energy | 1,400 kj |
| Nitrogen | 2.6 g |
| Protein | 16.2 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 28.8 g |
| Ash | 1.9 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 1 g |
| Selenium, Se | 55.8 µg |
| Riboflavin | 0.47 mg |
| Biotin | 45.9 µg |
| cis-beta-Carotene | 0 µg |
| trans-beta-Carotene | 0 µg |
| Lycopene | 2 µg |
| cis-Lycopene | 0 µg |
| trans-Lycopene | 2 µg |
| cis-Lutein/Zeaxanthin | 121 µg |
| Lutein | 612 µg |
| Zeaxanthin | 546 µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 5.6 mg |
| Tocopherol, beta | 1 mg |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 0.22 mg |
| Tocopherol, delta | 0.3 mg |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0.14 mg |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0 mg |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0.01 mg |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 mg |
| Tryptophan | 0.17 g |
| Threonine | 0.79 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.77 g |
| Leucine | 1.4 g |
| Lysine | 1.2 g |
| Methionine | 0.4 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.67 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.68 g |
| Valine | 0.85 g |
| Arginine | 1.1 g |
| Histidine | 0.37 g |
| Alanine | 0.77 g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.5 g |
| Glutamic acid | 2 g |
| Glycine | 0.47 g |
| Proline | 0.75 g |
| Serine | 1.3 g |
| Hydroxyproline | 0 g |
| Cysteine | 0.42 g |
Source: USDA Foundation Foods: analysed samples with full documentation. FDC ID 748236, published 2019-12-16. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.