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Egg yolk

Also called yolk

Egg yolk is part of an egg. Cooks use it as egg in cooking.

  • Vegetarian
  • Egg
  • Gluten-free
  • Allergen: egg

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category
Dairy & eggs
Part used
Egg
Cooked most in
Asia
Top country
Indonesia
Egg yolk, whole

Photo: jefras a.k.a Joăo Estęvăo A. de Freitas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use egg yolk

Preparing it

Separate the yolk from the white when needed for cooking.

Nutrition

What 100 g of egg yolk holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 34%Fat 58%Carbohydrate 8%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of egg yolk, raw
Energy322 kcal · 1,346 kJ
Protein16 g
Fat27 g
of which saturated9.6 g
Carbohydrate3.6 g
of which sugars0.56 g
Fibre0 g
Sodium48 mg
Cholesterol1,085 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of egg yolk, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium109 mg
Calcium129 mg
Iron2.7 mg
Magnesium5 mg
Zinc2.3 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)381 µg
Folate146 µg
Vitamin B122 µg
Other forms

Protein 35%Fat 63%Carbohydrate 2%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of egg yolk, other form
Energy334 kcal · 1,400 kJ
Protein16 g
Fat29 g
Carbohydrate1 g
Frozen

Protein 38%Fat 61%Carbohydrate 1%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of egg yolk, frozen
Energy296 kcal · 1,240 kJ
Protein16 g
Fat25 g
of which saturated8.6 g
Carbohydrate0.59 g
of which sugars0.16 g
Fibre0 g
Sodium66 mg
Cholesterol1,000 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of egg yolk, frozen: minerals and vitamins
Potassium102 mg
Calcium119 mg
Iron4.1 mg
Magnesium11 mg
Zinc2.9 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)422 µg
Folate151 µg
Vitamin B121.9 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 172184, 748236, 173421, 329596), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where egg yolk is cooked

9 dishes in the catalogue use egg yolk. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list egg yolk among their ingredients.

On the table

Dishes made with egg yolk

8 of the 9 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

  • Bakpia

    China, Indonesia

  • Klappertaart

    Indonesia

  • Molen banana

    Indonesia

  • Roti buaya

    Indonesia

  • Lontar cake

    Indonesia

  • Putri salju cake

    Indonesia

  • Nesselrode pudding

  • Șodou

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include egg yolk.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: egg yolk in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
Contains: eggsChecked and not found: soy, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin
From: eggChecked and not found: fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten
None
Alcohol
None
Caffeine
None
Pork
None

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What egg yolk is called

Names in 93 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    yema de huevo · Yema del huevo · Yema de huevo · yema

  • French

    jaune d'oeuf · Jaunes d'œufs · Jaune d’œuf · Lécithe

  • Italian

    tuorlo · Deutoplasma · Deutolecite · Tuorlo d'uovo

  • Portuguese

    vitelo

  • German

    Dotter · Eidotter · Vitellin · Dottersubstanzen

  • Dutch

    eierdooier · eigeel · eidooier · dooier

  • Greek

    κρόκος αυγού

  • Turkish

    Yumurta sarısı

  • Russian

    желток · яичный желток · яйцо (пищевой продукт)

  • Polish

    żółtko · deutoplazma

  • Arabic

    مح · المح · صفار بيض · Egg yolk

  • Persian

    زرده تخم‌مرغ

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  • Albanian

    E verdha e vezës

  • Amharic

    አስኳል

  • Aragonese

    Robillo

  • Armenian

    Ռեբու · Հավկիթ (սպիտակուց դեղնուց) · Ձու

  • Asturian

    yema

  • Bangla

    কুসুম

  • Basque

    Gorringo

  • Bavarian

    Dodda

  • Belarusian

    жаўток

  • Bosnian

    Žumance

  • Brazilian Portuguese

    gema de ovo · vitelo

  • Bulgarian

    жълтък

  • Burmese

    ဥအနှစ်

  • Cantonese

    蛋黃 · Egg yolk · 卵黃

  • Catalan

    rovell d'ou · vermell d'ou · vitel

  • Chinese

    蛋黃 · 卵黃

  • Cornish

    melyn oy

  • Croatian

    žumanjak

  • Czech

    žloutek

  • dag

    gal'ʒiɛm

  • Danish

    æggeblomme

  • Erzya

    ал тюжа

  • Esperanto

    ovoflavo · Vitelo

  • Estonian

    rebu · munarebu

  • Filipino

    apyak · Burog · Pula ng itlog · Egg yolk

  • Finnish

    keltuainen · ruskuainen · munankeltuainen · munanruskuainen

  • Galician

    xema · xema de ovo · Xema (ovo)

  • Hebrew

    חלמון

  • Hindi

    अंडे की ज़र्दी

  • Hungarian

    tojássárgája

  • Ido

    Vitelo

  • Inari Sami

    fiskâdâs · viskiččâs

  • Indonesian

    kuning telur

  • Irish

    buíocán

  • Japanese

    卵黄 · 黄身

  • Javanese

    Kuning endhog

  • Kabyle

    Tewreɣ

  • Kannada

    ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ಹಳದಿ ಲೋಳೆ

  • Korean

    노른자 · 노른자위 · 계란노른자 · 달걀 노른자

  • Kurdish (Latin)

    zerika hêkê

  • Latin

    Vitellus

  • Latvian

    olas dzeltenums · dzeltenums

  • Limburgish

    Eigael

  • Lule Sami

    månnevisskadis

  • Luxembourgish

    Dueder · Eegiel

  • Macedonian

    Жолчка (јајце)

  • Malay

    Kuning telur

  • Malayalam

    മഞ്ഞക്കരു · മുട്ടയുടെ മഞ്ഞ

  • Manchu

    ᠶᠣᡥᠣ

  • Manx

    bwinnican

  • Northern Sami

    fiskadas · monnefiskadas · mannefiskadas

  • Norwegian Bokmål

    eggeplomme · eggeplommen · plomme

  • Norwegian Nynorsk

    eggeplomme

  • Odia

    ଅଣ୍ଡାର କେଶର

  • Old English

    ǽgergeolu

  • Oromo

    Waakkaa

  • Pashto

    د هګۍ ژېړ

  • Romanian

    gălbenuș

  • Scottish Gaelic

    buidheagan

  • Serbian

    жуманце

  • Serbian (Cyrillic)

    Жуманце

  • Serbian (Latin)

    Žumanjak · Žumance · Žutanjak

  • Serbian (Latin)

    Žumance

  • Shan

    မွၼ်းၶႆႇ

  • Silesian

    żōłtko

  • Simplified Chinese

    蛋黄

  • Simplified Chinese (China)

    蛋黄

  • Simplified Chinese (Singapore)

    蛋黄

  • Skolt Sami

    viskksaž

  • Slovak

    žĺtok · žĺtko

  • Slovenian

    jajčni rumenjak · rumenjak

  • Somali

    Qeenid

  • Sundanese

    Endog kokonéngna

  • Swedish

    äggula · gula

  • szy

    ngangay

  • Tatar

    йомырка сарысы · күкәй сарысы

  • Tatar (Cyrillic)

    йомырка сарысы · күкәй сарысы

  • Telugu

    గుడ్డు యొక్క పచ్చసొన

  • Thai

    ไข่แดง

  • Traditional Chinese

    蛋黃

  • Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China)

    蛋黃

  • Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

    蛋黃

  • Ukrainian

    жовток · Дейтоплазма

  • Upper Sorbian

    žołtk · žołte · čwork · čworik

  • Vietnamese

    Lòng đỏ

  • Waray

    pula hin bunay

  • Welsh

    melynwy

  • West Flemish

    eierdorre

  • Western Frisian

    aaidjerre

  • Wu Chinese

    蛋黄

  • Zhuang

    Gyaeqhenj

Sources and credits

Data

Wikidata item: Q181409

Photos

Photo: jefras a.k.a Joăo Estęvăo A. de Freitas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons