| How many people would choose brown shelled eggs | | | | producers and supermarkets will often charge more. |
| before white? Quite a lot actually. There a commonly | | | | It is also true that hens that lay brown eggs are |
| held belief that brown eggs are "better" for us, are | | | | usually slightly larger than white egg-producing hens, |
| healthier and more nutritious. Egg sellers at Farmers | | | | therefore they require more feed and care; this |
| Markets report that customers, if given the choice, | | | | extra expense is usually passed on to consumers. |
| invariably choose brown. There is a paradox in that | | | | Why are eggs different colours? |
| the UK public would choose brown and in the USA | | | | Shell colour is generally not as a result of diet it is |
| they would generally choose white. | | | | generally believed to be genetic and even more |
| Are brown eggs better for you? | | | | specifically certain breeds of chicken lay white eggs |
| The public preference for brown eggs suggests they | | | | and other breeds lay brown eggs. A rough guide is |
| believe they are. The opinion of most nutritionists | | | | that white eggs are produced by hens with white |
| suggests otherwise. Nutritionists believe that there is | | | | feathers and earlobes whilst brown eggs are |
| no evidence to suggest that brown eggs are | | | | produced by hens with red feathers and red |
| healthier, tastier or more nutritious. One fact that | | | | earlobes. |
| confuses this argument is that most commercially | | | | Examples of breeds that lay brown eggs are the |
| bought eggs are produced by hens in "battery farms" | | | | Rhode Island Red, the New Hampshire and the |
| which means the hens are all fed roughly the same | | | | Plymouth Rock: White Leghorns are the most popular |
| high protein diet containing antibiotics and hormones. | | | | breed producing white eggs. The Aracuna breed |
| Are brown eggs more expensive than brown? | | | | however lays colored eggs ranging from olive green |
| There is no doubt that given the publics | | | | to turquoise, but that's another discussion. |
| preconceptions about egg colour commercial egg | | | | |