

Human: Can you explain to me why egg whites foam?

Assistant: All eggs contain protein. Proteins are made of smaller units called amino acids. When you whisk egg whites, you are actually creating small bubbles in the liquid. The bubbles then attach themselves to the protein molecules and form foam.


Human: Can you explain to me why egg whites foam?

Assistant: Let’s see if I can find some relevant pictures... I found this from Wikipedia.  Does that help?
Can you explain to me why egg whites foam?
All eggs contain protein. Proteins are made of smaller units called amino acids. When you whisk egg whites, you are actually creating small bubbles in the liquid. The bubbles then attach themselves to the protein molecules and form foam.
Let’s see if I can find some relevant pictures... I found this from Wikipedia.  Does that help?