If you buy eggs at the mart without knowing what they are, you're a fool. 🐤🐣🥚🍳

When you go to the supermarket, there are various eggs in the egg section. Since there are many types of eggs, it can be confusing to decide which one to buy. Is it always better to buy the first-grade eggs? There are a few things you should know when choosing eggs at the supermarket.

When choosing eggs, you will generally consider factors like size and price. However, for health reasons, instead of always choosing first-grade eggs, it is better to check the number marked on the egg, that is, the eggshell code.

If you look at the eggs, the number is marked as shown in the above picture. The egg code consists of a total of 10 characters, a combination of numbers and letters. The four characters marked with a green dotted line indicate the laying date. The five characters marked with a yellow dotted line represent the farm number. The last single character marked with a red dotted line indicates the farming environment. Among these, the last single digit is considered the most important.

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1. Raised in a natural free-range environment where chickens can move freely.

 

2. In flat cage farming, 9 chickens are raised per square meter.

 

3. In improved cage farming, one chicken is raised per 0.075 square meters.

 

4: One chicken is raised per 0.05 square meters.

The importance of the eggshell number

 

The closer to number 1, the better the living environment. Chickens that cannot move in small spaces experience a lot of stress and produce stress hormones called 'cortisol.' Therefore, if you care about health, raising chickens in a free-range environment like number 1 is recommended.

Difference between Grade 1 eggs and Number 1 eggs

 

It would be helpful to know that the first-grade eggs commonly seen at the supermarket are different from eggs with shell number 1. Since egg number 4 can also receive first-grade status depending on egg quality, if you want to buy egg number 1, be sure to check the shell number 1, which is not necessarily first grade.

Difference between fertilized eggs and unfertilized eggs

 

The difference between fertilized eggs and unfertilized eggs is that fertilized eggs come from a pairing of a hen and a rooster and are fertilized eggs that can hatch into chicks, while unfertilized eggs are laid by hens alone without fertilization. Please keep this in mind when purchasing eggs at the supermarket.

 

Source: D Channel (Sok Sok Tip)

 

I also prefer to buy eggs with shell numbers 1 or 2. I believe most supermarkets sell eggs with number 4. That's why I have a specific place where I purchase them. I buy fertilized eggs, and while the taste may be similar, fertilized eggs are raised in free-range environments, so they experience less stress and probably taste better.^^