Thursday, October 8, 2015

In a Universe Without Chemicals, Nothing's Matter

There are over 69 chemicals in an organically grown chicken egg, NOT including the shell:




  1. Dihydrogen Monoxide (75.8%)
  2. Glutamic Acid (14%)
  3. Aspartic Acid (11%)
  4. Valine (9%)
  5. Arginine (8%)
  6. Leucine (8%)
  7. Lysine (7%)
  8. Serine (7%)
  9. Phenylalanine (6%)
  10. Alanine (5%)
  11. Isoleucine (5%)
  12. Proline (4%)
  13. Tyrosine (3%)
  14. Threonine (3%)
  15. Glycine (3%)
  16. Histidine (2%)
  17. Methionine (3%)
  18. Cystine (2%)
  19. Tryptophan (1%)
  20. Octadecenoic Acid (45%)
  21. Hexadecanoic Acid (32%)
  22. Octadecanoic Acid (12%)
  23. Eicosatetraenoic Acid (3%)
  24. Eicosanoic Acid (2%)
  25. Docosanoic Acid (1%)
  26. Tetracosanoic Acid (1%)
  27. Octanoic Acid (<1%)
  28. Decanoic Acid (<1%)
  29. Dodecanoic Acid (<1%)
  30. Tetradecanoic Acid (<1%)
  31. Pentadecanoic Acid (<1%)
  32. Heptadecanoic Acid (<1%)
  33. Tetradecenoic Acid (<1%)
  34. Hexadecenoic Acid (<1%)
  35. Eicosenoic Acid (<1%)
  36. Docosenoic Acid (<1%)
  37. Omega-6 Fatty
  38. Acid: Octadecadienoic Acid (12%)
  39. Omega-3 Fatty Acid:
  40. Octadecatrienoic Acid (<1%)
  41. Eicosapentaenoic Acid (Epa) (<1%)
  42. Omega-3 Fatty Acid: Docosahexaenoic Acid (Dha) (<1%)
  43. Glucose (30%)
  44. Sucrose (15%)
  45. Fructose (15%)
  46. Lactose (15%)
  47. Maltose (15%)
  48. Galactose (15%)
  49. E160c
  50. E160a
  51. E306
  52. E101
  53. Phenylacetaldehyde
  54. Dodeca-2-Enal
  55. Hepta-2-Enal
  56. Hexadecanal
  57. Octadecanal
  58. Pentan-2-One
  59. Butan-2-One
  60. Acetaldehyde
  61. Formaldehyde
  62. Acetone
  63. (E170)
  64. Benzene
  65. Benzene Derivatives
  66. Esters
  67. Furans
  68. Sulfur-Containing Compounds
  69. Terpenes

2 comments:

  1. Hi Mr. Schwartz- long time no blog! I hope retirement is treating you well- based on some of your recent posts, I would say it is! Also wanted to show you this Jon Stewart clip arguing with your favorite fox news anchor, Megyn Kelly- got a kick out of this one! http://www.cc.com/video-clips/mgspsw/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-war-on-christmas---s--t-s-getting-weird-edition
    Hope life is dandy,
    Allison B

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  2. I was never a great fan of Seinfeld, but yes, very amusing! Ignorance, fear, and outrage. While I miss my students, trading lab reports for travel is not a bad consolation for retiring. Hope you are well.

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