Millions of eggs are consumed each year. Here are some interesting facts on the common egg:
They last 4-5 weeks from the packaging date (typically about 3 weeks after you buy them).
A large egg has 70 calories.
The average chicken lays 250-300 eggs per year!
In spite of the grassy picture on a lot of cartons,”Cage-Free” does not mean that hens are kept outside. Cage-Free hens may roam in a building or room (situated within a barn or poultry house) and have unlimited access to water and food.
When hard-boiled, they spin easily while uncooked eggs wobble because of the moving liquids within the shell.
To be considered organic, hens are fed poultry feed without conventional pesticides, fungicides, herbicides or fertilizers. Organic designation doesn’t mean the hens are cage free.
Both the upper and lower beaks of commercial hens are trimmed by a cauterizing system to keep them from pecking one another.
Hens which eat only vegetable foods are designated”vegetarian.”
As a hen gets older, her egg size increases.
When new eggs are hard-boiled, they’re harder to peel.
There are 3 levels: AA, A and B. Grades are awarded based on external and internal quality such as: shell texture, shape, albumen thickness, and the size of the air cell.
Eggs maintained in this manner are often known as”hundred year old eggs” and are still enjoyed today as a exceptional delicacy.
This high-quality protein source provides 12.6 percent of the protein most people need in a day. They also contain high amounts of lecithin, an important nutrient for the human body.
Exterior color has no bearing on the taste of the egg.
Since 1997, consumption is on the rise. In 2007, the average American consumes 259 eggs per year.