White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.) {) y! l5 D: i8 A
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.6 H5 ^9 k6 D$ \2 h5 x/ u0 F! [3 R
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.& J4 _% X' |- x4 g. l) a( I
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. x* S. y) U, `' i
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.- @9 g' E# G6 T) |
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; 9 P( i; f' j/ ?8 r7 D u& F 5 O; w7 _. H; `7 _ Q: YFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.& \' ]2 n5 b0 e% y
7 q; m1 B0 x& ZOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.& z! o6 \/ l" X) G
$ h7 d# L& m* U9 _Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.! N3 K) g8 t$ Y/ c
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