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Egg Facts - all you need to know about
eggs! |
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We
already know that eggs come in different colours etc - as
shown on this page - but there are a lot more facts
about them which you may not know. ake sure you visit the
second page of facts by clicking the link at the bottom
of this page! The UK egg standards can be found here
"As
a chicken can't be born without a chicken egg and
a chicken egg can't be laid without a chicken. Both
chickens and eggs are important!" |
Eggs
contain all the essential protein, minerals and vitamins,
except Vitamin C. But egg yolks are one of few foods
that naturally contain Vitamin D |
Shell
colour is determined by the breed of hen and is not
related to quality, nutrients, flavour, or cooking
characteristics. Generally speaking, although there
are some exceptions - eggs with white shells are laid
by hens with white feathers. Eggs with brown shells
are laid by hens with brown or black feathers |
To
tell if an egg is raw or hard-cooked, spin it! If
the egg spins easily, it is hard-cooked but if it
wobbles, it is raw. |
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The
shape of an egg - its not round!
The
actual mathematical description is an oblate
spheroid. 
The
word spheroid means an object looks like a spere, but
isn't. That's because an egg isn't perfectly round.
The word oblate means that the poles of the egg are
flattened or depressed.
So
an egg is a not a shape virtualy like a sphere but with
flattened sides. You could say that it's an oval with
one end larger than the other.
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An
average hen lays 300 to 325 eggs a year. A hen starts
laying eggs at 19 weeks of age. |
The
egg shell may have as many as 17,000 tiny pores over
its surface. Through them, the egg can absorb flavors
and odors. Storing eggs in the carton helps keep them
fresh. |
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