White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference. 0 }( ?' q. X) C' W" YWhite eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.% `1 Q7 _" L1 \/ c
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.$ O ~. t" m0 d6 y$ F
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.8 d* w7 h# C7 g5 l, d |
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.2 _6 N8 w! c( ]7 U7 {, p& x
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; O9 j, q4 F: Z' o ! ~- T5 j) j6 W& b9 ~% fFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.* e* G5 @' l. ~. k9 b1 ]# Z: |
2 c+ a- }% F( P5 e" s& u. W& HOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. : E) D; Y+ |9 x, L6 R6 P9 p( ]% O' [* m! R) w: l
Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. : c' r X) p7 O. ? : B$ T. y# \2 m' j5 s6 G$ d' @: A$ m5 }2 k+ x- s" |) D
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