why are eggs white?

Question

you may know that a chickens eggs are naturally brown, so why do we breed and sell white eggs. Brown eggs are bigger and they taste better so. Whats with the white eggs? I've even heard that they paint some of the "imperfect" eggs to make them white.

did I mention anything about racism? I was just wondering why the popularity of white eggs.

Answer 1

White chickens lay white eggs and brownish chickens lay brown eggs.

Most of the eggs in your supermarket come from the following breeds of chickens: the White Leghorn, the Rhode Island Red, the New Hampshire, and the Plymouth Rock. White Leghorn chickens are white and lay white eggs. Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire and Plymouth Rock chickens are all reddish brown and lay brown or brown-speckled eggs.

The color of the shell has nothing to do with egg quality, nutritional value or flavor. They say the reason brown eggs cost more is because the brown-egg variety of chickens are bigger eaters and cost more to feed. The cost is then pushed forward to the consumer.

Answer 2

Depends on the breed of chicken. I do like the brown ones better, and I try to buy farm fresh eggs at the local feed store. I trust that their chickens are raised humanely, not like the big money-hungry companies that sell to the grocery stores. And yes, the ones I buy do taste slightly different than the ones I've bought from the grocery store. I would think that a stressed out, abused hen would lay a different quality of egg than a well-cared for one. Do a taste test yourself on eggs from different sources! Check out Jayce's answer (12/27/06) at the bottom of this web page:

Answer 3

Store-bought eggs are made white because they are more esthetically appealing to customers. I buy mine from a farm, and I've had them in all different colors; white, tan, brown, yellow -- however the hen makes them. The color of the shell does not affect the quality or taste of the eggs, however.

Answer 4

It may have something to do with the farming process.

Or they may not be chicken eggs at all.
My mother once said that the white eggs at the store are Goose eggs, but I never did any fact checking since most poultry eggs taste similar anyway.

Answer 5

Chickens with white feathers lay white eggs. The dark feathered varieties lay brown eggs,

Answer 6

usually only Chickens in an industrial chickenhouse have white eggs. Most farm raised chickens have beige or brown eggs. It depends on the genetics of the chicken.

Answer 7

The government says they must be white to sell in the stores.they have relaxed somewhat on that though.
My checkens have green , brown and blue eggs with an accaisional white or yellow.

Answer 8

Good post. I don't know. Why is white sugar so much more popular than brown sugar? Not to mention that natural sugar (like sugar in the raw) is not white. It's refined to become white. I've also heard that they dye oranges to be more orange for people's appeal.

Answer 9

Human eggs?

Answer 10

hahahahaha,

thats funny that a question about eggs turns into people calling you racist hahahaha.

eggs.......racism. i'm not seeing the connection here.