Imagine cracking that open a boiled egg, not only white to find the whites – but through perfectly watching. This is what a viral redit post claims when you boil the penguin eggs. The images shared on the stage have given rise to many reactions, some fascinated and others suspect.
But is there any truth on this? Do penguin eggs actually go through this strange change when cooking? The NDTV could not verify the claim independently, but the 2022 report by IFLSCIENCE claims that there is real science behind it.
Penguin becomes clear by boiling egg white
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What happens when you boil penguin eggs?
Unlike a chicken egg, which becomes solid white when boiled, a penguin egg remains allegedly transcendent. According to the IFLSCIENCE report, a penguin coagulates egg albums (egg white), but does not do opaque. Instead, like a jelly, see-keeps the appearance appearance, allowing you to see the yolk inside.
The report claims that the incident is caused by a separate composition of glycoprotein in penguin eggs compared to chickens. While chicken eggs are rich in ovalbumin, penguin eggs contain about 25 percent penalbumin, which helps them survive in the cold temperature of Antarctica.
Can you eat penguin eggs?
Penguins eggs are a source of food. Robert Handeland, senior aide at the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University, told IFLSCIENCE that the explorers in Antarctica rely on the penguins meat and eggs for survival.
Gentoo penguins are known to lay several eggs per season, making their eggs most commonly used in food. Hunting penguins and collecting their eggs is now illegal in most areas, such as in Falkland Islands.
Mr. Helandland said that boiled penguins eggs have a fish taste due to a clic-based diet of birds. Some initial explorers found the taste until they were combined with vinegar. In Falkland Islands, local people have allegedly used penguin eggs to make Pavlova.
