Low cholesterol egg powder. Nutritive and sanitary characteristics of the product

The purpose of this study is to obtain a low cholesterol egg powder for the preparation of different foods for persons whose egg consumption is restri cted. Egg white and yolk mixtures prepared in different proportions were de hydrated; the following dried mixtures were obtained: A(1:1), B (2:1) and C (3:1) of egg white:yolk respectively. These mixtures were evaluated using the following parameters: proximal analysis, microbiological assay and prot ein quality evaluation. Physical characteristics of the powder and the sens orial tests of foods prepared with these mixtures were carried out. The fat and the cholesterol content in the mixture C were decreased by 40% and 20% respectively. The microbiological tests showed that the three mixtures wer e safe for human consumption. The PER of sample A (whole egg) was 3.65 and for the mixture C 3: 1 egg white:yolk was 3.05. The PER of the 50:50 protei n mixtures eggs white and yolk: with corn lime treated flour (HMN) were hig her than that of the casein standard. The sensorial tests of the foods prep ared with all the mixtures were acceptable.