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2023 September 20, 21

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Facts and Myths About Eggs

by Christine Perry

Some “egg-cellent” facts about eggs!
 

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How do you like your eggs? There are a variety of ways to prepare them. You can make fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs and more. In 2021, more than 86.3 million metric tons of eggs were produced worldwide. Those eggs were eagerly eaten by hungry people around the world. Japan tops the list of egg-eating countries with the average person eating about 320 eggs per year.

  It is delightful to eat eggs, but how much do you know about them? Both the white and the yolk are delicious. They contain about the same amount of protein, too. Egg whites are more popular because each one contains just 15 calories. In contrast, egg yolks contain around 55 calories. 

  It takes a hen between 24 to 26 hours to lay one egg. The Araucana chicken can lay eggs that can be blue or light green. And you can predict the color of an eggshell based on the color of the chicken’s earlobes.