How to beat egg whites


How to beat egg whites
Beat egg whites is very common in cooking and pastry, here are some tips to get there easily.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 12 eggs whites, you will need:
  • 1 egg white 12 egg whites
  • 2 lemon juice 1.5 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Total weight: 370 grams

Times for this recipe
Preparation: 5 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
How to beat egg whites
They should be beaten at high speed.

If they are for savoury or neutral preparations (i.e. without sugar), add a teaspoon of lemon juice before starting to beat to prevent them "going grainy" which can happen with very fresh egg whites.

If they are for sweet preparations (for meringues for example), incorporate 2 tablespoons of caster sugar from the total sugar you plan to add, halfway through beating, which makes it much easier to beat and to incorporate the remaining sugar.

Stage 2
How to beat egg whites
Beating egg whites incorporates air, which creates a foam made up of ever smaller bubbles of air and drops of white (albumen + water), see the microscope photo on right.

This fact give us some rules for egg whites:
  • Fresh egg whites give better results that old ones, because they contain more water.
  • If you add water or a liquid which contains some (fruit juice, ...) to egg whites to be beaten, you will have a greater volume of foam.
  • Fat is the enemy when beating egg whites, because it obstructs or prevents the formation of foam, so it's necessary to be sure that the egg whites contain no traces of yolk (not a drop), and that the container that you're going to use is completely clean (be particularly careful with plastic bowls).
Keeping: 1 hour bfore use.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=7 %0080 RDI=4 %310 RDI: 4 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %0020 RDI=1 %90 RDI: 1 %
Per egg whites1 RDI=1 %006 RDI=0 %30 RDI: 0 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 eggs whites : 1.10 €
  • Per egg whites : 0.10 €

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