farm-raised vs commericial eggs
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Anonymous
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I've been wondering why I have such a hard time lately cracking an egg without breaking the yolk, and then a family my son knows gave him a lot of farm-raised eggs and he gave me a bunch. I was surprised by how much thicker the shells were (and the deep color of the yolks) but the real surprise is even though they are harder to crack it's easier to keep the yolk intact, maybe because the shell doesn't disintegrate as much?
(They're also very pretty, all brown but ranging from beige to a pretty deep tan, some solid color, some speckled. They came in a basket which was even more charming!) |
Anonymous
| I just buy whatever cheap eggs are it the grocery store, and the only problem I've ever had are costco eggs. I won't buy them anymore Their shells are very thin, but I've never had an issue with the yolk breaking. |
Anonymous
| Nutrient deficiencies cause thin shells. Obviously farm-raised are better quality and the hens are cared for better. Keep with those if you can. |
Anonymous
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I only buy pasture raised eggs. Per egg they’re still not expensive for the nutrition they provide. I have friends that have chickens that give me eggs too. I’ve never noticed an issue with the yolk. I like mine scrambled and DD likes her yolk broken anyway.
The eggs that are cheap are from hens kept in tiny cages 24/7. It should be illegal. |
Anonymous
| Think of the chickens and if you can afford it but free range (cage free can still allow cruel conditions). |
Anonymous
| Free range yolks can be deeper in color given the hens' varied diet. However, color isn't always a reliable indicator. Some farms give their hens feed with marigold or paprika mixed to tint the yolks orange. |
Anonymous
Yeah, before these eggs I'd bought Costco a few times (I don't have a membership, there's not enough I'm interested in there but sometimes tag along with my son who goes regularly) and I agree that those shells are super thin. All I know is that years ago if I wanted egg whites, or if I wanted a sunny side up egg, no problem. Now with regular commercial eggs, seems like 2 out of 3 is the best I can do. It does seem to help if I crack nearer the narrow end. |
Anonymous
| We only eat farm raised and we raise our own hens. |
Anonymous
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Farm raised is not a term with a legal definition. Cage free and pasture raised do
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/how-decipher-food-labels |
Anonymous
I wasn't talking about some kind of official label. I was talking about eggs, from someone I know, who lives on a farm and has chicken and dairy goats and gave me a lot of eggs from said farm. |
Anonymous
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^^ to which I add, farm DOES have a legal defn (USDA):
A farm is defined as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the year. “agricultural products” means agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and dairy products, livestock and the products thereof, the products of poultry and bee raising, the edible products of forestry, and any and all products raised or produced on farms Hopefully I don't need to find their definition of chickens as well. |
Anonymous
| We raise our own hens and eggs. I would never eat a commercial egg or dine at an establishment that uses commercial eggs. |
Anonymous
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I really want them to be different, but I have tried farm fresh eggs and I just don't taste a difference. They do not seem better to me.
The one thing I care about is cage free, and I can get those at costco. |
Anonymous
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I did a blind taste test once and couldn’t tell.
But I like looking at the bright yolks and I can believe there’s a slight nutritional difference. But I don’t believe that nutritional difference isn’t obliterated by the rest of our diets especially re vitamins and a minerals from plants. I still like buying farm eggs though but it’s just to feel good and support them. |
Anonymous
Wow that is so limiting, no? Like for travel? |