How can people be allergic to brown eggs but not white?
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Question by just a female: How can people be allergic to brown eggs but not white?
I know someone who gets very sick from brown eggs. I, myself, notice a taste difference. My local store has it’s own no-name brand of white and brown eggs. Maybe they feed the chickens differently.
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3 Responses to How can people be allergic to brown eggs but not white?
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Brown eggs come from the exact same chickens that white eggs do. There’s a way that eggs farms have been able to increase the number of brown eggs a hen lays (this is marketable because they charge as much as four times for them…for NO reason since it’s just an urban legend that they’re somehow better for you than white eggs) but from a nutritional stand point they’re supposed to be identical in every way to white ones. I’m surprised that you actually even noticed a flavor difference.
I recently bought a dozen brown eggs from ‘Eggland’s Best’ to see what the hubbub was about. The only things that I noticed were that the membrane on these so-called premium eggs is thicker which inadvertently helped the yolk stay intact while I fried them up and the fact that they were all unfertilized. You can tell about the fertilization if when you crack open an egg you see a cloudy white mass floating near the yolk. Cheaper eggs will frequently be fertilized already but because of the cold temps they’re kept at never gestate. Just so you’re fully apprised, that white cloud would eventually develop into the brain and nervous system of the chicken if it were permited to grow.
To sum up, there’s no technical difference between white and brown eggs. By all means do a google search on it or Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com) and I’m sure you’ll find more than enough info to satisfy your curiosity. Enjoy!
rarteaga1975
December 1, 2012 at 3:24 pm
It’s possible that the brown eggs are from free ranged chickens, but unless it is stated that they are it’s not likely. There should be no difference in the eggs at all, color has no impact on taste or make up of the eggs. There is also the chance the eggs have been treated with something to reduce bacteria, wash them, whatever.
The color of the eggshell is linked, oddly enough, to the color of a chicken breeds’ earlobes. A white egg layer will have white ear skin where the brown layer will have red skin.
Chicken in Black
December 1, 2012 at 3:56 pm
you are correct – they feed the chickens differently. And it’s not the color – brown or white color has to do with the color of the chicken that laid the eggs. Now the feed – some farms feed their chicken soy products and some don’t. It turns out that 90% of soy is GEMO or genetically modified crops. So the chickens that are fed soy are probably laying eggs that have GEMO proteins in them and the GEMO proteins are the cause of allergies.
Matthew 1st Gospel
December 1, 2012 at 4:52 pm