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The yellow part that lies about being the healthy half.

means The yellow, nutrient-rich center of an egg that feeds a developing embryo.

from From Old English 'geolca,' literally meaning 'the yellow part' — built directly from 'geolu,' the Old English word for yellow. It's a straightforwardly descriptive name: Anglo-Saxons looked at an egg, saw the yellow bit, and called it exactly that.

color source
carotenoids from hen's feed, not inherent
nutrient hoard
holds nearly all the egg's vitamin d
etymology
old english geolca, literally the yellow part
cholesterol myth
dietary cholesterol barely affects most people's blood levels
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