A Universe in a Shell: The Science of Eggs

Consider the absolute miracle that is the egg. It is, without a shadow of a doubt, the single most versatile ingredient in the Indian kitchen. Nothing comes close. This ovoid ball of 75% water and 25% magic can be scrambled into an unctuous bhurji, pan-fried into a pillowy omelette or sunny side up, whipped with sugar into delicious dessert air, emulsified into mayonnaise, set into ice cream, and cooked to every possible combination of texture and mouthfeel. It is a source of a stunning diversity of proteins, even more so than meat or dairy, and, in particularly south and east India, one of the cheapest sources of high-quality protein
Ayushi Gupta-Mehra
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17 minutes of pure science and no BS! Thank you for debunking so many myths!

[@krishashok]

thank you!

[@ShivaTejPatil]

​@@krishashok it is said that "raw eggs contain salmonella which cause typhoid,so one should avoid having uncooked eggs" ..is this true?

[@krishashok]

Yes this is correct @@ShivaTejPatil

[@faizan.]

​@@krishashok even sterilized and cleaned ones?

[@ZoldicsDiaries]

@@faizan. not on the shells- but inside!

[@annamalaian0711]

This is the reason I started eating eggs being a vegetarian, from one of your conversations. Love your videos

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Best ever video about Eggs! The way it has been presented deserves a big thumbs up!

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

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Venkys is paying well to influencers.

[@vsukh]

Thank you @krishashok. Educating Indian folks is very important that egg is vegetarian and they should include in their everyday diet plan. One more important point is that India has the highest amount of people suffering from Non -alcoholic Fatty liver disease ( NAFLD) and ultimately may turn into Ascites and liver cirrhosis. The diet for such folks is low sodium high protein and Fibre diet and they should include eggs in their everyday meal for source of albumen. Now egg becomes sacrosanct for such individuals and therefore this video must be made viral for educating people..

[@kalaivanijohn7009]

Thanks for sharing useful infos.

[@wanderlust72635]

Not true there are videos showing hatching of store eggs

[@umeshchauhan1031]

Your way of explaining is so divine man❤

[@sheshanarasimha815]

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[@varungk3388]

I Disagree. It is as Non Vegetarian as Milk. But consuming non vegetarian foods is NOT BAD, especially these 2.

[@53peace]

Thank you for this video! I can show this to some of my relatives who are horrified that I eat more than one egg most days. I’m past 70 and eaten eggs at least for 68 of those years! When I have my eggs with a whole plate of vegetables and a few nuts and seeds, I never feel hungry until 6 pm. If I don’t and have porridge or similar items I’m munching all day. My Cholesterol is at the bottom of the normal range and I’m metabolically healthy . Eggs are my saviour but I didn’t know these details that not all eggs are fertilised etc. Thank you so much! I shall never be separated from my basket of eggs or worry about eating too many! What a relief 😅

[@krishashok]

Please enjoy eggs!

[@SW14091]

Ashok, this is a surprise to me! Excellent educative presentation!!

[@muthukumarannm398]

Getting relief after 70 years. Phew.

[@sr8505]

All branches of science in one egg.What an explanation!!! Kudos for your knowledge,sir.

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Brilliant....please share with every person you know

[@sudhanautiyal7642]

Thank you Krish for this nicely researched knowledgeable article sharing on public platform.Indian needs nutritional food.. Your wat of speaking is so convincing. Looking forward for more such widely researched food articles for people wellbeing.

[@shailakhanna9347]

Very good video, must watch. Forwarded to all vege friends and contacts

[@kittu1976]

What a detailed explanation on egg. I have not seen this level of details any where. Thanks for making this video.

[@HusamuddinTaji]

You're doing great work! I hope we get eggs in the mid day meals in schools all over India. It's okay if people are touchy about meat consumption in India but we need to find a middle ground so that all our children go home well fed with nutritious food.

[@rohitpatil5828]

Excellent as always Krish Ashok and very insightful. May I please request you to post these videos or translate them as articles in more languages? I need the elders in my family to understand the crux of it, especially the part about them being scientifically vegetarian, nutrional superiority and the myths going around.

[@felixalmeida481]

Your clear science-based formulation and your witty presentation style meet my need for maintaining interest. Thank you 🙏🏽 I’ve Liked, subscribed and recommended your videos as a sound reference for factual information.

[@CaptSureshSharma]

Excellent video...thanks for sharing information

[@mahuaghoshroy7093]

The next level of comprehensive! You outdid yourself this time... Nitpicking me : missed info on "cloud eggs", they were a culinary fad, weren't they ?

[@krishashok]

Ah yes!

[@kcchaitu]

i can say with confidence, this must be the most awarded video on eggs. and whatever info i already know out of my curiosity and study, you covered in this. And its simple, yet more informative covering biology, chemistry, genetics .. all. Wonderful work

[@krishashok]

Thank you!!

[@deepagupta1163]

Hi can u clear the antibiotic used and how is this not harmful pls​@@krishashok

[@rtanban9405]

Great video , very through and informative, thanks Krish

[@shobjordi]

This is great presentation on a simple subject..

[@graphiota18]

A video as wholesome as the egg. Pure science, no fluff. The natural adaptation where eggs design is concerned was the most 'WOW' moment of the video. Loved it every bit❤

[@shiraliratkalkar2026]

Fantastically explained !! Precise and to the point !!

[@yagnashrav]

Awesome explanation! Thank you Krish Ashok!

[@venkadaba5359]

Awesome Videos!! So informative along with busting so many common myths! Good to know to know that a healthy and active person can eat more than just 2 whole eggs per day without worrying about cholesterol and other issues!!!

[@gvcnaidu7]

it's superb... thanks much

[@inadvisable234]

Your videos are very informative and the best I have watched recently. Thank you Sir !

[@rangarajanvijayaraghavan7077]

Fantastic presentation!

[@vijaynimbakkanavar6573]

Such a beautiful insight on eggs, the best part i like is bursting the myths which makes us less anxious about it, Luv ur videos. Thank you!

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@vivekbharadwaj867]

Your content is excellent. Delivery precise. Keep doing what you are doing good sir! Bought your book and reading it currently !

[@kangansinghal5584]

As always ur videos are always insightful.Thanks for making this wonderful video on eggs

[@jamunadevichandramouli8667]

This video cleared all my doubts thank you so much 🙏

[@sudarshanpatil2987]

The scientific revelation about eggs and surrounded myths will be helpful to many from nutrition point if view, thanks Ashok ji

[@steveh7866]

Wonderfully concise and precise delivery of important knowledge. Thank you again! I will be sure to like _and_ comment on every video: your content should have much wider coverage, so let's bump that algorithm!

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@ShobhitGupta12]

Thanks Krish for this wonderful video on Eggs. All your videos are awesome. Carry on good work. Throwing a future video idea (only If possible for you), please share your sci knowledge on cultural cooking tips/secrets/differences of various south Indian regions/states.

[@anveshnidumolu3679]

agreed sir. ❤

[@krishashok]

Thank you! Some 2 years ago, I started posting longer videos explaining various single South Indian dishes like rasam/sambar (you can look them up) but yes, will post on more

[@preeti_prasad]

I have been a fan since your Doing Jalsa & Showing Jipla days. I didn't believe it was you when Instagram suggested Masala Lab to me! Fantastic content throughout, thank you!🙏

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@VR-nx5jg]

beautifully explained and educational🙏

[@vijayalakshminarasimhan2657]

Great work Krish! Eye opener on the unfertilized egg ! Thank you so much fr such wonderful content👍

[@padma1283]

Thank you for debunking so many myths around this yummy treat. I learnt so much today.

[@MunnangiPradeep]

Wow wow wow .. amazing content thanks for the great video

[@PawanSingh-nb4nr]

Thank you sir! As a kudo your video help us alot to learn the ingredients in a more deeper way.

[@ValliNayagamChokkalingam]

Amazing video! You are a great orator! Didn't touch my mouse for 17 minutes! Also, your presentation style is super unique - I haven't come across any other channel/person on KZbin with a similar style! Thanks for clearing the cholesterol myth!

[@RahulRanjan674]

Thank you so much for your work. I have been binge watching your videos lol. They are the likes of pbs and those channels with great content and production quality. Thank you ❤

[@lijisusanjohn]

Thank you for explaining

[@rannadesai360]

Thank you @krishashok Very much educating and interesting information about eggs!! Loved to watch. ❤

[@krishashok]

My pleasure 😊

[@rggu-tk7ed]

Thank you, you are making incredible stuff! I was literally dreaming about content that combines food and chemistry!

[@kaumudic1116]

Excellent video. Love the way you present facts. :)

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Wow...wow....wow....Hey Krish, I've been watching your videos from past few days and i just don't seem to get enough. Iam 55, ols school. I believe in living the way my granny taught me. So you know what iam saying. But man this video was the cherry on the cake .. fabulous... finally someone talks sense... Iam in love with all your videos, so just keep going on..F#*@ the haters..No one wants to listen to people who state the facts, today everyone wants to live a artificial life and pay money for common sense 😅. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. God bless you 💕

[@krishashok]

Thank you!!

[@taraneginegi4528]

Thanks for very useful information ❤

[@gopalsatheesh1]

This should be the best video on the subject of eggs. Well articulated with scientific facts. A big thanks sir.

[@krishashok]

thank you

[@budmonk2819]

Loving the gentle censorship of the uncomfortable parts of the video. As they say, one's public communication should be something that even one's mother can listen to. I can share this video with my mother while being fully confident that its not off putting. Love the message as well. Being from a pure vegetarian family - it took me several decades to warm up to the idea of eating eggs to a point where I have it for breakfast daily and also share it with my children. It is indeed a powerhouse of nutrients and I intend to consume it with a guilt free conscience.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@Syeda-angels]

U r clearing so many myths…. Infact our life is surrounded by such myths only, watching ur videos is a blessing and we can come out of so much of hesitations in eating, I think this myths are being inherited from generations together…. Hatsoff to you sir, we shld call u FOOD SUPERMAN😊

[@vijayarangan17]

Wow!!! Pure gold! Not the egg, but your video! Top class. Thank you.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@samayganhar]

Wow, maza aa gaya. Watching your video is like joy of reading a book and fun of watching a video put together. Thanks!

[@nilabhkr]

Your videos are just wow - packed with the information which all of us should have known since childhood. Thanks !

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@vishweshtijare4604]

Very well researched and factual information. Thanks for busting the myths with science.

[@nancynagwekar4151]

HACK FOR BOILED EGG IN 2 Minutes. Add eggs to room temperature water. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Cover and let the egg sit in the hot water for 20-30 minutes. You get a Perfectly boiled warm egg, without plunging it in icebath. Eggcellent video. Totally loved it

[@shadabsalam217]

You keep churning great content, busting myths and spreading much needed awareness.... Great video 😁

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@catslovera9492]

I m amazed by your immense knowledge of food....

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@chandrashekarr9390]

Brilliant thought provoking video packed with scientific facts and figures. As you rightly put it yolk is densely packed with nutrients essential for growth.. which is unfortunately discarded for fear (false)of upping cholesterol levels

[@krishashok]

Yes!

[@manishabhattacharyya8960]

Excellent information Thanks a lot.

[@krishashok]

You are most welcome

[@Rockeyravula]

What an explanation on eggs .. thanks for clarifying on cholesterol myth as well

[@krishashok]

thank you!

[@666swami]

Lucid explanation of the science behind the egg .. 👍👏

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@sujathadorairaj429]

Very nice 👌🏼 😊thank you.

[@rupapremnath4959]

Only you can explain this so well .... 😊

[@pranavmalte7827]

Very amazing video on egg 🍳 🥚best part is that question which come first and evolution of egg becoz I am science student❤

[@vandhana_babu]

Amazing watch! Learned alot ☺️. Do such long videos:)

[@Sidharth.Pratap]

I love Krish's videos. They are all awesome... His presentation style is truly unparalleled compared to anyone else I'm familiar with.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@shishirjirge]

Excellent video backed by science. I am glad you have busted so many myths

[@bhatsanket]

You have become one of my fav youtuber. The way you give out information is amazing. Thank you!!

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@nil1473]

My family is purely vegetarian & I was always grappling with this question, as to, how do i fulfil my family's protein requirement economically.. I am very grateful to u sir for making this video & clearing all the doubts🙏🙏

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@user-nk8ey3vz7f]

How can you deceive people with true lies that eggs are vegetarian? Please also say that actually all meat is vegetarian. ​@@krishashok

[@sairampavanT]

@@user-nk8ey3vz7f then how come milk is vegetarian??

[@sagarodisha]

Pure truth based on science. Really everyone should watch his videos to debunk the myth surrounding the food.

[@homely6616]

Krish sir... Great content.. Great presentation.. You are the best influencer to me.. You are the one who remove fear.. Respect

[@kumaravelansubramani5062]

Very well presented. Lots of useful info and myths were covered. I firmly believe cows, poultry, Milk, egg, rice, wheat etc. are the saviours of our populous country. Keep it going

[@shanmukhsharma7453]

Love you work sir. Keep doing it and debunk the myths. Thank you sir. Fan of you.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@zukzworld]

Thanks for the video, I learned quite a few things today! ❤️✌🏾

[@getttganesh]

Thank you so much for this detailed video, all this making me aware as well encouraging to eat more healthy, Keep making more like this. I just wish it could auto translated to language my parent understand, like Tamil and Telugu

[@AvivaArtistrybyCarol]

Just stumbled on your channel now and must say got to learn a lot from watching videos back to back since it’s the weekend 🎉

[@krishashok]

Welcome aboard!

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What a video!!! Loved it

[@krishashok]

THank you!

[@handyman7147]

@krishashok Great stuff. Can you please make a similar video on mushrooms.

[@raindrops9845]

Complete information about eggs 🥚👍

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Great videos! Huge fan.

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I eagerly looked forward to seeing you explaining how to make Kalakki

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Amazingly done! This is how you present a well researched information. Influencers should learn from you. 🙂 Keep up the great work and keep busting stupid myths!

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Perfect information to trust upon. Good you talked @ myths. Mine also clear @ yellow and cholestrol... good.. Today is friday.. aaj to bante hai ande !! :D

[@manikiran.mithinti]

This video is clear gold, witty presentation but right to the point busting myths one after another.......i am trying to make a content out of it with hyperlink to this video and share it among all the poultry circles.....wish me good luck

[@krishashok]

Good luck

[@susanbedasie5815]

Thanks for explaining so beautiful...cuz i no if u can drink the milk why not the eggs ...i love eggs so i will eat more now ...😅thanks again for this insightful info...❤

[@sai_69]

Pretty much a PhD on eggs, covering everything from basic egg recipes to 'egg vs chicken' question. One of my favourite videos of your's.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@lakshmitn4820]

Sir you are a bundle of knowledge.you go so deep into the subject.Thanks for all the videos and I am a big big fan of you

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@madonnasupreme]

Wonderful video. Enjoyed every bit of it (while eating an egg 😄). As far as free range eggs go, the main reason u pay more is for the way the chooks are treated. Cage eggs come from chooks whose beak tips are cut off when they r young to prevent them from killing other chicks squeezed in the cage. Free range chickens don't have to undergo this as they r free to roam which also increases the production costs due to large land areas required. While nutritionally not very different, the free range eggs do have a slight edge when in comes to taste and the overall quality of the cooked product (except for boiled/steamed eggs) making that extra payment somewhat worth it. Not sure if it's related to the hormones/antibiotics rampantly used in cage eggs but perhaps less so with the free range ones.

[@krishashok]

Thank you! Yes, at the end of the day, we pay extra for less cruelty

[@sirishasriram1930]

Thanks for spreading this, being a vegetarian i still feed my kid egg for protein, which raises eye brows, your flair for clarity & knowledge is amazing

[@ashvinisangaralingam6461]

Eye opening . You have clarified many questions I had about eggs. Shame to say I’m one of who threw the egg yolks😢 . Not again. Thanks the enlightenment ❤

[@ramavv1]

Excellent video. I have psoriasis and I consulted a naturopath. I have been asked to follow a vegan diet atleast for two months. I asked if I can take eggs after two months as I really love them. I was told to take only egg whites and avoid the yolk. Would you know what could be the reason behind this suggestion to avoid yolk for psoriasis ?

[@phse6083]

A wonderful video.

[@naveensharma7478]

Thank , marvel of knowledge

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@meenalgupta5775]

Excellent video.. Covered all the scientific knowledge with flair of goodness and health benefits of hero EGG.. Which keeps on getting in trouble because of alternative pathies and ignorant but pompous folks.. I don't eat eggs because never tried in childhood and its difficult to dare to put it in mouth at the age of 40..but absolutely believe in its magic health benefits so do give to my son.. Thanks for reaffirming my beliefs

[@LMinem]

This could be very important for improving the nutrition of a lot of people. Good work.

[@bhavanishivakumar9608]

Absolutely brilliant explanation. I am a big fan of all your videos.Watching your videos is like a music concert 🤩

[@krishashok]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sanyalps1]

For a person who is just starting to take interest in cooking, this was almost meditative. Looking forward to some tasty egg feasting.

[@ShantanuReddy1983]

Voila! Krish Ashok brings the best information with every video ❤

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@ashwatikrishnan1196]

You have put in words/video something that I realized in grad school. Menstruation = unfertilized egg. Great video! I enjoyed the point where you hint that milk is "worse" than an egg. From a health standpoint, I thought you would also cover why it is not recommended to eat raw eggs, that would have made the story even more complete.

[@krishashok]

Ah yes!

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Amazing content, thanks for the video !

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

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Very good work!