Difference Between White Eggs and Brown Eggs
Although brown eggs are considered to be more nutritional than white eggs by most of the people, there is no difference exists between the two whatsoever.
The only difference other than their colour is the type of chicken it comes out of. Various breed of hens lay different colours. Hens with red or brown feathers and matching-coloured earlobes lay brown eggs whereas white feathers and white earlobes give white eggs.
White eggs are preferred by consumers since it looks clean and fresher than brown eggs. Some people prefer brown eggs because it is easier to differentiate the shell when it falls into the food that is being prepared.
Summary:
There is no nutritional difference between white and brown eggs
The colour differences believed to exist because of the type of hens that lay the eggs.
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who knew that hens had ear lobes ??
thanks for that clarification on the white vs brown egg.
I offered wondered what the difference was.
I personlly perfer the brown eggs.
I would love to see pictures of the two different hens
that produce them.
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A difference between brown and white eggs is that brown eggs are slightly less likely to crack when being boiled.
I have notice in fresh farm eggs we sometimes get, that there seems to be blood spots on the yolk more often in brown eggs. No science here, just my observation.