However, limited data are available on the association between certain dietary components or specific foods and T2D. Eggs are a major source of dietary cholesterol (≈200 mg cholesterol/egg) and contain other important nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, proteins, carotenoids, and saturated (≈1.5 g/egg), polyunsaturated (≈0.7 g/egg), and monounsaturated (≈1.9 g/egg) fatty acids (13, 14).