Pasteurised liquid egg white from Eifix in a 1 kg carton, made in Germany without preservatives, for meringues, omelettes and macarons.
Eifix Egg White, Chilled comes in a blue 1 kg carton with the white Eifix logo, the word Eiweiß and a picture of a cracked egg, with Eiwit, Blanc d'œuf and Egg white on the side, all marked without preservatives. The back lists the ingredients simply as egg whites, liquid and pasteurised, and says one egg white equals 32 ml. Per 100 g it gives 196 kJ or 46 kcal, under 0.5 g fat, 1.0 g carbohydrate, 9.5 g protein and 0.36 g salt. The packer is EIPRO of Lohne, Germany. As general background, egg white is the clear liquid contained within an egg, and its natural purpose is to protect the yolk and provide additional nutrition. Commonly, liquid egg white saves cracking and separating, cuts waste and keeps portions exact. The photos show a pastry chef piping meringue kisses from a stand mixer and a cook making an egg-white omelette with tomato, mushroom, spinach and peppers. It suits meringues, pavlova, macarons, soufflés, egg-white omelettes and glazes.
