date:Jul 19, 2012
Modern eggs also contain about 20% less fat, more than 20% less saturated fat, around 13% fewer calories and more than 10% less cholesterol than previous surveys have suggested.
The average medium egg contains 66 calories, compared with 78 calories, 30 years ago. The average large egg has 77 calories; down from 91 calories.
Professor Judy Buttriss, director general of the British Nutrition Foundation, said:This particular data reinforces the contribution to essential nutrients that eggs can ma