UAMS Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences - Nerves of the Back. Some of the material presented in these tables is contained in the book: MedCharts Anatomy by Thomas R. Gest and Jaye Schlesinger. Published by ILOC, Inc., New York. Copyright  1995.
Calories in egg yolk vs egg white. Most of the calories in eggs, as well as all of the fat content, is in the yolk. The yolk from a large egg contains about 55 calories and just over 180 mg of cholesterol. An egg white contains 17 calories and no fat content at all.
Calories in Egg Whites. Photo Credit Yury_N/iStock/Getty Images. One egg white from a large egg provides 17 calories. To put it in perspective, one large egg contains 72 calories, egg whites make up 24 percent of the total calories. Protein makes up 84 percent of the total calories found in egg whites. The protein found in eggs is such high quality that researchers use it as a standard in measuring protein of other foods.