Egg Fun Facts

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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.
Egg yolks are one of the few foods that are a naturally good source of Vitamin D
If an egg is accidentally dropped on the floor, sprinkle it heavily with salt for easy clean up.
Yolk colour depends on the diet of the hen.
Eggs age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the refrigerator.
A large egg contains only 70 calories and 5 grams of fat.
Egg protein has just the right mix of essential amino acids needed by humans to build tissues. It is second only to mother’s milk for human nutrition.
An average hen lays 300 to 325 eggs a year.
To produce one egg, it takes a hen 24-26 hours.
As a hen grows older she produces larger eggs.

Brown Vs. White Shells

An egg’s shell color doesn’t indicate the quality or nutritional value of an egg, but rather the breed of the hen that laid it. Hens with white feathers tend to lay white eggs and hens with red feathers tend to lay brown eggs.

What Yolk Color Means

The color of an egg yolk is determined by a hen’s diet. Like shell color, it has nothing to do with an egg’s nutritional value. If you crack open your egg to discover a dark yellow yolk, the hen was probably fed green vegetables. A medium-yellow yolk would indicate a diet of corn and alfalfa while a light-yellow yolk could be the result of eating wheat and barley.

Forget About Cholesterol

An egg contains 2/3 of your recommended cholesterol intake, but it turns out this isn’t a big deal. Studies show that regular egg consumption does not increase risk of heart disease.

Lots of Nutritional Bang for Little Buck

Eggs contain a high dose of protein (help you build muscle) and healthy fats (help you feel full and satisfied) at little caloric cost. You will also benefit from antioxidants that fight cancer and reduce the effects of aging.

Unlimited Cooking Options

The only thing that limits you with the cooking of an egg is your imagination. You could scramble some eggs for a quick-and-easy healthy breakfast. You could upgrade to an omelet by chopping some veggies and adding mozzarella cheese with a dash of hot sauce. Or you could make an egg sandwich with spinach and tomato. You could also boil a few eggs, sprinkle them with a bit of salt and pepper, and cut them up for a tasty addition to your salad.

Why Don’t They Hatch?

A hen must mate with a rooster in order to fertilize an egg. Grocery store eggs, for obvious reasons, are laid by hens that haven’t mated.

What an Egg!

Harriet the hen laid the world’s largest egg in 2010, measuring a hefty 9.1 inches in diameter.

Poached Eggs

When you poach a fresh egg it is much easier to keep the volume and consistancy needed as the egg white is still intact helping it to hold together