 |
||
|
Your store:Meals For You Change Store |
You are not signed in. Sign In | |
 | |
 |
Newsletters |
|
Tips, Hints and Articles |
|
Kitchen Glossary |
|
Dietary Exchange Tables |
|
Health Guide |
|
Guide to Meat Cuts |
|
USDA Food Search |
 | |
|
|
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
        |
|
|
Color of Egg Shells Egg shell and yolk color may vary, but color has nothing to do with egg quality, flavor, nutritive value, cooking characteristics or shell thickness. Shell: The color comes from pigments in the outer layer of the shell and may range in various breeds from white to deep brown. The breed of hen determines the color of the shell. Breeds with white feathers and ear lobes lay white eggs; breeds with red feathers and ear lobes lay brown eggs. White eggs are most in demand among American buyers. In some parts of the country, however, particularly in New England, brown shells are preferred. The Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire and Plymouth Rock are breeds that lay brown eggs. Since brown-egg layers are slightly larger birds and require more food, brown eggs are usually more expensive than white. Source: American Egg Board |
| Try our keyword search! We search both title and content to find useful information for you. |
| More Tips: |
|
|
