ELI5, why are egg yokes from outward the U.S. much more orange than in the States?
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Free range chicken egg buyer here, can confirm the eggs I buy are fairly orange but when I buy big chain store white eggs the shells are paper thin and yolks really yellow and runny comparatively.
Free range chicken egg buyer here, can confirm the eggs I buy are fairly orange but when I buy big chain store white eggs the shells are paper thin and yolks really yellow and runny comparatively.
Production Chickens eat one kind of feed their entire lives. If you were to buy some free range chicken eggs you will find the yolks are deeper in color and richer in flavor. This is because they have access to other things like a variety of bugs and plants
I’ve had chickens running around my yard for over 15 years.
Production Chickens eat one kind of feed their entire lives. If you were to buy some free range chicken eggs you will find the yolks are deeper in color and richer in flavor. This is because they have access to other things like a variety of bugs and plants
I’ve had chickens running around my yard for over 15 years.
Production Chickens eat one kind of feed their entire lives. If you were to buy some free range chicken eggs you will find the yolks are deeper in color and richer in flavor. This is because they have access to other things like a variety of bugs and plants
I’ve had chickens running around my yard for over 15 years.
U.S. consumers have become accustomed to factory farm eggs, the yolks of which are usually quite pale. It is true that hens raised with good access to pasture generally have deeper colored yolks. There are also additions to feed that farmers can use to heighten color. Here is a decent article on the topic.
https://chickenmag.com/egg-yolk-color/
False premise. Pale yolks can be found ex-US and bright dark orange yolk can be found in the US.
The color comes from stuff the chicken eats. Feed them wheat and certain bugs, you get paler eggs. Corn, yellower eggs. Alfalfa meal, or food with yellow flower petals mixed in, rich dark yellow or orange.
False premise. Pale yolks can be found ex-US and bright dark orange yolk can be found in the US.
The color comes from stuff the chicken eats. Feed them wheat and certain bugs, you get paler eggs. Corn, yellower eggs. Alfalfa meal, or food with yellow flower petals mixed in, rich dark yellow or orange.
Yolk colour depends on the beta carotene content of the chickens feed, amongst other things. You can get super dark yolks by feeding chickens things like chilli pepper and paprika, or a medium yellow with corn
U.S. consumers have become accustomed to factory farm eggs, the yolks of which are usually quite pale. It is true that hens raised with good access to pasture generally have deeper colored yolks. There are also additions to feed that farmers can use to heighten color. Here is a decent article on the topic.
https://chickenmag.com/egg-yolk-color/
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