liquid egg whites

[Mike250]

hey there guys

just wondering if anybody out there knows of a retailer for liquid egg whites in the south island, dunedin in particular

cheers

[Ronin]

Try Leith Distributors, they're just off Hanover St. I've bought 4L bottles of egg whites from them before. Good value, although you do have to order them in advance. About 2 days from memory.

[Chemo]

Think it would survive shipping to chch?

[Ronin]

Should do, they ship it in from somewhere. And it's semi-frozen so it should be fine

[Mike250]

I think those guys went out of business recently. I could be wrong though

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/business/1226 ... iquidation

[BIGKIWI]

I get mine from eggcel http://www.eggcel.co.nz

[fudoc5]

i called leith distributors yesterday,day before and twice last friday and no one answered.it just goes to answering machine.maybe they have gone bust??

[time in motion]

i called leith distributors yesterday,day before and twice last friday and no one answered.it just goes to answering machine.maybe they have gone bust??

Yep leith have gone.. where i work, we used to supply them, but they went into liquidation last month

[Ronin]

Bugger

[teamfatboy]

I'm with BK on this - give Eggcel a ring or drop them an email.

Their liquid egg whites are pasteurised/frozen, removes the salmonella threat, and I've found them quite willing to help.

[mike27]

expensive tho!!!!!!

ive looked at eggcell before, to much $$

[fudoc5]

expensive tho!!!!!!

ive looked at eggcell before, to much $$

agreed :nod: ,that was what drove me from buying from them.

[Mike250]

better than nothing though. I will out put an order for a 12 pack.

[mike27]

buy fresh eggs??

better yet.... get 10 chickens and have them in ur yard....

then when the need arises u have some breasts too :pfft:

[BIGKIWI]

You get what you pay for and Eggcel is a quality product have 3-4 protein drinks using it every day http://www.eggcel.co.nz

[tomsammce]

i heard there was one that was not as bio available as the other... think there is another kind better than eggcel.

[Chemo]

how does powdered egg white do in comparison.

say nutratech powdered egg

[BIGKIWI]

how does powdered egg white do in comparison.

say nutratech powdered egg

Not to sure prob have to do some research on the powdered egg, would say in general most powdered products tend to lose bio availability but have look

[Chemo]

yeah pasteurized egg powder ...sounds like a convenience thing. back to my egg separator it is then

[Mike250]

too much sodium in those egg white powders.

I used an egg separator for a while. got fed up with all the hassle

Now I will use those egg whites in a morning smoothie and in my own homemade mayo with EVOO/Palm oil

[fitnessgirl20]

Is it healthier to have fresh eggs and just seperate them? Rather than the powder/liquid forms? Something must be in them to keep them fresh..?

[fudoc5]

yeah pasteurized egg powder ...sounds like a convenience thing. back to my egg separator it is then

is there such a device? where can i source one from? b/c i've been seperating them w/ my hands,bottling, and keeping it in the fridge.for me,one tray of size 6 30eggs ($4.49) can fill just over 1.5 litres of white,dogs benifit the yolks :pfft:

[Hennie]

yeah pasteurized egg powder ...sounds like a convenience thing. back to my egg separator it is then

is there such a device? where can i source one from? b/c i've been seperating them w/ my hands,bottling, and keeping it in the fridge.for me,one tray of size 6 30eggs ($4.49) can fill just over 1.5 litres of white,dogs benifit the yolks :pfft:

Try farmers, K-mart, countdown , just look close to cutlery etc...

[teamfatboy]

yeah pasteurized egg powder ...sounds like a convenience thing. back to my egg separator it is then

is there such a device? where can i source one from? b/c i've been seperating them w/ my hands,bottling, and keeping it in the fridge.for me,one tray of size 6 30eggs ($4.49) can fill just over 1.5 litres of white,dogs benifit the yolks :pfft:

Do you then eat them raw ? Couple of issues here, firstly the risk of salmonella. Hand-separating them would be fine if you're going to cook them before eating - but otherwise you'd really want to treat them by e.g. pasteurising them.

Then there's the biotin issue

Egg whites contain a glycoprotein called "avidin" which binds biotin - one of the B vitamins - very effectively. The cooking process deactivates the avidin in the egg, much the same way it deactivates every other protein in the egg white.

While it is true that eating too many raw egg whites by themselves will cause you to suffer from a biotin deficiency, the fact is that nature created the egg in such a way that its yolk is very rich in biotin. One of the highest concentration in nature. Eat the egg whole together with the egg white and you will be fine.

The truth of this is still being debated, but add into that the fact that cooking egg whites can improve the bio-availability of the protein, and you're probably better off cooking them in some way.

That's why I'm a fan of Eggcel - whizz a half-bottle of Eggcell in a blender with Weightwatcher's jelly mix for flavour and boom, 15 eggwhites worth of protein :nod:

[fudoc5]

Hennie-cheers for that,will pop up tp k-mart n farmers 2 hunt down one today

TFB-i cook them,usually just scrambled. its just easier to bottle them up during the wk ends n keep em in the fridge at work for lunch 2 and 3.