Scrambled eggs

120 g of scrambled eggs is 179 kcal and mainly feeds your liver, brain and immune.

PER 120 G AS BOUGHT · 179 KCAL

No PeakPie recipe uses this ingredient yet, so the portion is a typical serving for its kind.

What it feeds

Liver31 of 100
Choline: 54%of a day’s target in this portion.
Brain23 of 100
Choline: 54%of a day’s target in this portion.
Immune18 of 100
Selenium: 51%of a day’s target in this portion.
Muscles16 of 100
Protein: 21%of a day’s target in this portion.
Lungs14 of 100
Selenium: 51%of a day’s target in this portion.
Skin13 of 100
Selenium: 51%of a day’s target in this portion.
Bones11 of 100
Vitamin D: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Eyes11 of 100
Vitamin A: 24%of a day’s target in this portion.
Heart8 of 100
Omega-3 EPA+DHA: 21%of a day’s target in this portion.
Kidneys7 of 100
B6: 12%of a day’s target in this portion.
Gut6 of 100
Vitamin A: 24%of a day’s target in this portion.

The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.

What’s in 120 g

NUTRIENT	AMOUNT	OF A DAY
Choline	265mg	54%
Selenium	28mcg	51%
B12	0.9mcg	38%
Phosphorus	198mg	28%
Vitamin A	193 mcg RAE	24%
Protein	12g	21%
Omega-3 EPA+DHA	52mg	21%
Vitamin D	2.2mcg	14%
Zinc	1.2mg	13%
B6	0.2mg	12%
Iron	1.6mg	12%

Watch out

Saturated fat4g · 20% of the UK reference intake
Salt0.4g · 7% of the UK reference intake

What may be claimed

Scrambled eggs is a source of Choline, Omega-3 EPA+DHA, Phosphorus, Protein, Selenium, Vitamin A, B12. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.

Choline

Choline contributes to the maintenance of normal liver function.
Choline contributes to normal lipid metabolism.
Choline contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.

An essential nutrient your brain turns into acetylcholine — the memory neurotransmitter — and your liver uses to package and export fat.

Omega-3 EPA+DHA

EPA and DHA contribute to the normal function of the heart. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 250 mg of EPA and DHA.
DHA contributes to maintenance of normal brain function. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 250 mg of DHA.
DHA contributes to the maintenance of normal vision. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 250 mg of DHA.

Long-chain omega-3 fats from marine foods. DHA is a building block of brain-cell membranes; together with EPA it supports heart rhythm, mood, and calming inflammation.

Phosphorus

Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.

Calcium's partner in bone mineral, and the P in ATP — the molecule every cell spends as energy.

Protein

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