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Deborah Cornwell <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 21 Jul 2000 06:59:18 EDT
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amadeus writes:

<< If you eat eggs raw, i'd suggest to eat only the yolk, but not the white.

 Raw egg white has a antivitamin which destroys the vitamin biotin.
 Biotin deficiency usually results from raw egg whites. >>

However, from my understanding, the egg yolk is more than rich enough in
biotin to make up for anything the avidin in the egg white might bind.
Therefore, as long as you eat the WHOLE egg you are unlikely to have a
problem with biotin deficiency.

Debbie

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