Recipes · American · Breakfast
A fried chicken egg
One serving has 95 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of choline (35%), selenium (28%), riboflavin (24%) and cobalamin (23%). Ready in 12 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 7 min
- Makes: 1 serving (53.5 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: High protein, Low carb, Organic, Halal, Kosher
- Contains: dairy, egg
Ingredients
- 50 g Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled
- 2 g Butter, NFS
- 0.5 g Salt, table
- 1 g Spices, pepper, black
Method
- Heat the Pan: Preheat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the butter or olive oil and let it melt.
- Prepare the Egg: Crack the chicken egg into a small bowl to avoid shell pieces, then gently slide the egg into the skillet.
- Season: Sprinkle salt and pepper on top of the egg as it cooks.
- Fry the Egg: Cook for about 3-4 minutes until the whites are set but the yolk is still runny (or longer if you prefer it more cooked).
- Serve: Use a spatula to carefully lift the fried egg out of the skillet and serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 94.9 kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 1.2 g | |
| Water | 37.8 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.25 g | 1% |
| Protein | 6.4 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.35 g | |
| Leucine | 0.55 g | |
| Lysine | 0.45 g | |
| Methionine | 0.2 g | |
| Cystine | 0.15 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.34 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.39 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.77 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.65 g | |
| Saturated | 2.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 191 mg | |
| Calcium | 30 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.02 mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.69 mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 6.8 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.14 mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 88 mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 76.8 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 15.4 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 266 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.54 mg | 7% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.03 mg | 3% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.04 mg | 0% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.71 mg | 14% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 22.3 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.56 µg | 23% |
| Choline | 147 mg | 35% |
| Vitamin A | 89.9 µg | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 43.5 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.53 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 1.9 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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