White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.$ |% ~* \, @+ J3 b
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.# E+ F, k f/ o1 w+ A
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. . v# \* O/ }4 u" @8 H) O# UBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.- W" W/ Y! k m* n/ r
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.0 s- I& ?# q& \% o* ~
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; 4 _; M+ E0 r) O8 }" y: l1 L" ?" n- d& M. W; ^- ^3 j# X
Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.! u" v) `' }% _
9 C: @* r; P- j( x. f1 h9 _' QOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.5 K. L1 g$ r9 s `0 a* D( k* w
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Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 0 ]' f+ l% A2 q5 ?7 I4 w+ D ; z$ F& x+ A! d# Z" d5 v; ]5 z$ d1 B& S( ~! I
Here is articles: . K! q0 l# z g7 Yhttp://www.getcracking.ca/EDU/a_guide_to_choosing_eggs.pdf. K+ Z( a- L N$ i5 R) X4 ~$ ^
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