Brown Eggs or White Eggs?
Is there a difference between brown eggs and white
eggs? Are brown eggs healthier? Many people think so. Why do brown eggs often cost more than white
eggs? Recently we enjoyed a breakfast
buffet at a Bed and Breakfast in Connecticut. The buffet included a bowl of brown hard-boiled
eggs. Hotels often serve hard boiled
eggs as part of their free breakfast buffet.
But usually white hard-boiled eggs.
This led to a discussion as to whether or not brown eggs are healthier
and/or have a different taste.
What is the
difference between brown eggs and white eggs?
Answer: COLOR
Yes, the only difference is the color of the eggs. Eat
This, Not That has a recent article,
discussing the difference between brown eggs and white eggs. Why are brown eggs brown? Because of the type of chicken the eggs come
from. Brown eggs are from red-feathered
chickens with red ear lobes. White eggs
come from white-feathered chickens with white ear lobes. Mystery solved.
Why do brown eggs
usually cost more?
Answer: SIZE
Brown eggs are usually larger than white eggs. Why? Red-feathered chickens that lay brown eggs
weigh more than white feathered chickens.
A bigger chicken, a bigger egg.
And because they weigh more, the red-feathered chickens eat more and
thus cost more to feed and more land to raise.
Why do some people
serve brown eggs?
According to the American
Egg Board, New England states prefer brown eggs. Thus, it shouldn’t have surprised us to see
brown eggs being served at a Bed & Breakfast in Connecticut.
Why does the color of
a yolk differ?
Yolk
color depends on what the hen is fed.
Yolk color can vary from medium yellow when hens are fed yellow corn and
alfalfa to lighter yellow from eggs fed barley.
Does the nutritional
value of eggs vary depending on what the hens are fed?
All eggs pack a pretty powerful nutrition punch. The protein in eggs is not only high quality,
it is often cited as the “gold standard” for protein. Eggs provide
about 6-7 grams of protein per egg, 13
vitamins and minerals (including iron) and packed in a low-calorie food, only
about 60-70 calories per egg. But don’t
skip the yolk, as the yolk provides most of the vitamins and minerals. We like
to use Egg Land’s
Best eggs. Why? These eggs have more vitamin E, less
saturated fat in the yolk, more than double the Omega-3’s, more vitamin D, and more
lutein (good for eyes). They feed the
chickens a diet of grains, canola oil, rice bran, alfalfa, sea kelp and vitamin
E.
What about eggs and cholesterol?
WebMD
notes that the American Heart Association revised its dietary guidelines for
cholesterol back in 2000 to allow healthy adults to enjoy an egg a day. But to still keep daily cholesterol to a
limit of 300 mg. A large Egg Land’s Best
egg provides about 170 mg cholesterol.
But WebMD also recommends knowing your blood cholesterol and talking to
your physician about your diet. Those
with high cholesterol should also talk to their doctor about eggs in their diet.
I enjoy eating eggs.
Summer is a time for egg salad sandwiches and deviled eggs. And now you know that brown eggs and white
eggs provide the same nutritional value.
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