eli5: why are egg shells pure white in the USA?

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In the UK (and other countries around the world) they’re usually brown with flecks?

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Breeds of chicken. White Leghorns, Rhode Island reds, Araucanas. They all lay eggs of different colors. It’s just that white Leghorns are the usual choice of battery hen in the US and lay white eggs. A cultural assumption about brown eggs being better has resulted in brown egg laying breeds being preferred for “organic” or “free-range” eggs. They’re all the same.

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