What is the egg coated with?

Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen (egg white), and vitellus (egg yolk), contained within various thin membranes. Egg yolks and whole eggs store significant amounts of protein and choline, and are widely used in cookery. Due to their protein content, the United States Department of Agriculture formerly categorized eggs as Meats within the Food Guide Pyramid (now MyPlate). Despite the nutritional value of eggs, there are some potential health issues arising from cholesterol content, salmonella contamination, and allergy to egg proteins.

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elizawheeler

What a weird question. The wording is really strange.

Special Patrol Group

Another classic clone question for the children's section.

Stevie G

I am amazed that I got the correct answer.

William Laughlin

Oh PLEASE! This is a colossal joke!

marilynmitri

The ”egg" is the yolk. That is surrounded by albumin, the egg white. All of that is surrounded by the egg shell.

earlepg

Of course I went with the shell, however I'm thinking that the actual answer isn't an option. I've read that there is a membrane that surrounds the egg as it's being laid that is called the egg bloom or cuticle. In the U.S. the government wants the egg "sanitized" and that cleaning process removes that layer.

Player Dennis

The answer is wrong. the egg is in fact coated, i.e., "bloom".

pykim

Tal Segal, Petroleum jelly?

Joanne Serin

marilynmitri, the egg is the yolk and albumin.

Tal Segal

What is a Sweet Potato coated with?

Tobias Cordingley

It’s Calcium Carbonate to be exact. Th at would have made the answers are touch more difficult to consider.

mlhoover

People, if you are planning to submit a question, make it one which will make us think a little. I tire of the 'Who's buried in Grants Tomb' stuff.

Shelley Welch Dunivan

The egg itself is covered with a membrane, then the outer shell.

mainjim

When is a door not a door?

Deborah Koreneff

When I think of an egg I think of the whole thing, shell and contents, so I was thinking of what coats the shell, which is not mentioned in the above answer. This coating is called the bloom, or cuticle, and it keeps out things like bacteria and dust. It also keeps the egg fresher, longer.