On Food and Cooking

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Ovalbumin 54


Ovotransferrin 12


Ovomucoid 11


Globulins 8


Lysozyme 3.5


Ovomucin 1.5


Avidin 0.06


Others 10


Protein Natural Functions


Ovalbumin Nourishment; blocks digestive
enzymes?


Ovotransferrin Binds iron


Ovomucoid Blocks digestive enzymes


Globulins Plug defects in membranes, shell?


Lysozyme Enzyme that digests bacterial cell
walls


Ovomucin


Thickens    albumen;    inhibits
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