🏋️ Post-Workout Recovery
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Whole egg for Post-Workout Recovery

13g protein per 100g · Complete

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After lifting, 20–40g of fast-digesting, leucine-rich protein within a few hours kicks off muscle protein synthesis.

The numbers

Per 100g
13g
155 kcal
Daily target (70kg)
~126g
protein per day
Per 1 large egg
7g
78 kcal per serving
Servings/day to hit target
18×
~1404 kcal from this food

Why it works for post-workout recovery

For post-workout recovery, look for fast digestion, complete profile, leucine ≥ 2g per serving. Whole egg checks those boxes gold-standard protein quality (diaas ~1.13).

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