Scrambled eggs are a source of many vitamins, minerals and amino acids, though they only contain trivial amounts of carbohydrates. By keeping fresh eggs inside the refrigerator at 35 F to 40 F, you extend their shelf life to more than three weeks. Speaking of shelf, place your eggs in the main part of the refrigerator, not on the door shelf, which tends to be warmer.
Vitamins
One large scrambled egg provides 7 percent of the recommended daily intake -- RDI -- for vitamin A and 4 percent for vitamin E. These values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Both vitamins are antioxidants, substances that neutralize disease-causing molecules called free radicals. The same serving of eggs also gives you six of the B-complex vitamins. It has 4 percent of the RDI for vitamin B-6, 8 percent for B-12, 2 percent for thiamin, 13 percent for riboflavin, 7 percent for pantothenic acid and 5 percent for folate. The B vitamins help your body to break down foods and absorb their nutrients during digestion. In addition, the vitamin D content in one large scrambled egg is 11 percent and that of vitamin K is 3 percent of the RDI. Vitamin D makes it possible for calcium to be absorbed in your intestine and transferred to your bones. Vitamin K is the substance that causes your blood to coagulate when you cut yourself, keeping you from bleeding continuously.
Minerals
Selenium is the mineral with the highest concentration in one large scrambled egg -- 20 percent of its recommended daily intake. Phosphorous follows, giving you 10 percent of its RDI. The same egg serving also has 4 percent of the recommended daily intake for calcium, iron, sodium and zinc. It contains 2 percent of the RDI for magnesium, potassium and copper. Its manganese content represents 1 percent of the recommended daily intake for the nutrient. Every mineral has its own functions. Sodium, for example, maintains normal blood pressure and blood volume flowing through your veins.
Amino Acids
Proteins, which are components of every part in your body, are made of chains of amino acids. Your body manufactures nonessential amino acids. It is important to eat foods such as scrambled eggs that provide essential amino acids because your body cannot produce them. The contents of the two groups of nutrients available in one large scrambled egg are sufficient to make 12 percent of the recommended daily intake for protein.
Additional Nutrition
One large scrambled egg provides 91 calories. The number of calories represents how much energy a food passes to you when you eat it. Everyone has her personal caloric requirement. In general, healthy adults thrive on about 2,000 daily calories. It takes 19 minutes of moderate walking to burn the calories from this serving of eggs. Fat and cholesterol are also present in eggs. Despite their bad reputation, some fats and type of cholesterol are vital for your health. Discuss with your doctor the negative and positive impacts those two substances from scrambled eggs can have on your well-being.
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