White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.% F: o R& m1 y
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.4 W9 f6 z* `3 W2 x- e" U
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. 6 L7 ~ \4 }% f t. x5 X- YBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. 4 r5 l; v9 n! o: w( F2 r( ]7 MProducing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed., J4 u* v/ ?; B
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;5 x; C3 z6 ^0 q3 M0 B, f5 q5 G2 A1 K! ~
$ q7 @# s' c* M7 AFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.+ E" {7 ?! w' h$ t6 P9 N B( }
& S5 K$ n1 U% S7 x3 v9 mOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 0 I. ?: J* F! q9 e4 R+ O! `4 }( v! Y; }& m% B% u, D! ^
Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. : ~+ T' x# f. Y( [$ v % P$ w( K2 q, n# C- s: R1 R. X1 L. |! |9 X8 ?4 @4 C' w# f- v. l; \7 P
Here is articles: : W; M: Y6 O! W- n& n7 X9 F/ Vhttp://www.getcracking.ca/EDU/a_guide_to_choosing_eggs.pdf $ R$ {( w4 k! n5 z" ? * f4 Q* B: o, x/ V6 r! v0 n0 S9 C- r+ f/ b