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4 Eggs

Personally, I consider eggs a superfood because they contain so many vitamins and minerals that not eating them is a huge mistake. They contain tons of protein, choline, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin D.

The amount of vitamin D depends mainly on how long the hen has been out in the sun and the quality of the grain it has been fed. For example, farm-raised birds produce eggs that have three to four times the nutrients. A typical egg yolk laid by an indoors-raised chicken contains only 18-39 IU of vitamin D. Chickens raised in free-range sunshine, on the other hand, yield 3 to 4 times as much. The leaders in vitamin D content are egg yolks from laying hens that consumed vitamin-enriched feed: they contain up to 6000 IU per yolk.

Read also – 10 Deliciously Healthy High-Protein Foods

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