Opinions about whether it is possible to drink raw eggs , often diverge. Some argue that in raw form eggs are not just useless, but even dangerous for health, others are sure that this product has a lot of useful properties.
How useful are raw chicken eggs?
It is necessary to recognize, that in a raw kind hen's eggs are really in own way useful.
- Regularly drink raw eggs on an empty stomach advise people who have gastritis with high acidity or peptic ulcer.
- It is believed that a raw egg for muscles is very useful, since it serves as a source of pure protein.
- Such eggs are a real storehouse of useful substances. They contain a large number of vitamins, minerals, fats and amino acids. Therefore, their use helps improve the overall condition of the body.
- Those who sit on low-calorie diets in order to get rid of excess weight, often suffer from a lack of vitamins and minerals. Eating raw eggs helps to solve this problem without harm to the figure, because the caloric content of a raw egg of an average size is 80-90 calories.
Danger of raw eggs
Considering all this, it's not just possible to drink eggs, but even necessary. However, not all so simple. In some eggs, bacteria can be found that are the causative agents of the infectious disease of salmonella. Experts argue about which eggs to eat more safely - bought in the store or purchased from those who breed chicken themselves.
At the poultry farms, a thorough sanitary control is carried out, the birds kept there receive antibiotics, so they suffer less from salmonella. But the eggs of such hens have a thin and loose shell, so the pathogens of salmonella are easier to penetrate through it. Residents of villages that breed chicken do not give them antibacterial means, so it is believed that birds in their own farms suffer from salmonellosis more often. However, the eggshells are thicker and denser, it is very difficult for bacteria to penetrate through them.
How to minimize possible harm from raw eggs:
- choose fresh eggs for consumption;
- Before use, wash the egg with soap thoroughly;
- if the shell was damaged, such an egg can not be drunk;
- if after eating raw eggs there were abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting, immediately consult a doctor.
There is an opinion that raw quail eggs are safe, because the body temperature of quails is higher than that of chicken, so the causative agent of salmonella in them dies. Recently, it was found that salmonella perish at a temperature of 55 degrees. Of course, not one bird has such a high body temperature, so the risk of getting salmonella from raw eggs quails still exists.