Brown Eggs Vs White Eggs?!
Brown Eggs Vs White Eggs?
I know that just about every source, including Answerers at Yahoo Answers, state that there is no difference between brown and white chicken eggs. But I damned well see a difference! The brown eggs sold around here (New England and Québec) have thicker shells and they last longer in the fridge before spoiling. Have you noticed the same thing?
(I bought white eggs on sale today and hard boiled my remaining 4 brown eggs, which were more than 4 months past expiration date, for salads and they were fine; if they were white eggs they would have been blue and putrid).
Answers:
I agree there is a difference. I only use brown eggs.
Brown eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresher!!!!
my family uses brown eggs because their fresher and better. white eggs spoil very fast.
Brown eggs tend to be more expensive because the hens that lay them are larger birds; therefore, they eat more food--with the cost being passed on to you. There is no nutritional difference between brown and white eggs, although some people claim that brown eggs taste better.
I know! I have noticed the exact same thing...wierd. Lol.
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There is no nutritional difference. The eggs come from different breeds of chickens. They taste the same if fed the same.
Nutritionally, there is no difference. The brown eggs are just produced by a different kind of chicken. Aesthetically, some people prefer them, and they're slightly more expensive.
You may not want to eat eggs 4 months past their expiration unless you have a great insurance policy.
I moved from the US to Australia, and I notice a huge difference in the taste of the eggs and the way they keep. It has to do with the soil, the feed and a whole slew of other reasons, but I have yet to find an egg that tastes like "home".
Did you know you can test an egg and get an approximatation of its age? All you need are the eggs and a bowl of cold water.
Gently drop the egg into the bowl of water. If it:
Sinks to the bottom and stays there, it is about three to six days old.
Sinks, but floats at an angle, it's more than a week old.
Sinks, but then stands on end, it's about two weeks old.
Floats, it's too old and should be discarded.
For a test just to see if the eggs are all right to use, dissolve 2 tablespoons salt in 2 cups cold water, then put the egg in the water. If it sinks, it's good; if it floats, it's too old.
Eggs act this way in water because of the air sac present in all eggs. As the egg ages, the air sac gets larger because the egg shell is a semi-permeable membrane. The air sac, when large enough, makes the egg float. Eggs are generally good for about three weeks after you buy them.
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brown or white, they never last long enough to spoil in my fridge, but I think that brown eggs taste better.