Eggcyclopedia

Question 0

True or false eggs contain vitamin C?

Answer 0

False

Question 1

True or false organic eggs are more expensive than normal eggs?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is a pickled egg?

Answer 2

A marinated hard cooked egg?

Question 3

Is it best to store eggs in the door of the refrigerator?

Answer 3

No because the temperature change is to great

Question 4

What are the 3 main ways to perverse eggs?

Answer 4

Refrigeration, drying, and freezing

Question 5

True or false the average hen lays from 175-235 eggs per year?

Answer 5

False

Question 6

How much protein is in a large egg?

Answer 6

6.25 grams

Question 7

True or false a pullet is a chicken less than 1 one year of age?

Answer 7

False, because only hens are pullet’s

Question 8

What is the main mineral in egg shells?

Answer 8

Calcium carbonate

Question 9

What factors influence egg size?

Answer 9

Age of hen, weight of hen, breed, heat, stress, overcrowding, poor nutrition

Question 10

How many pores does a egg shell have?

Answer 10

7,000

Question 11

How many large eggs fits in a cup?

Answer 11

5 eggs

Question 12

What is the best way to prevention cannibalism?

Answer 12

Clipping the beaks

Question 13

What is a water bath?

Answer 13

A Bain Marie, promotes even cooking

Question 14

What is a water glass?

Answer 14

A solution of sodium silicate formally used to preserve eggs

Question 15

What is a chalaze?

Answer 15

Little rope like structure that keeps the yoke centered in the egg

Question 16

How much cholesterol is in a large egg?

Answer 16

213 milligrams

Question 17

How many hours does it take for a chicken to lay an egg?

Answer 17

24-26 hours

Question 18

What is oviposition?

Answer 18

The laying of an egg?

Question 19

What is a frittata?

Answer 19

An unfolded version of an omelet

Question 20

What is the germinal disk?

Answer 20

The entrance to the latebra, the channel to the center of the yoke

Question 21

What is hollandaice sauce?

Answer 21

A rich lemon flavored butter sauce, thickened with egg yoke?

Question 22

What is the ingredients of a marshmallow?

Answer 22

Sugar, corn syrup, egg white, gelatin

Question 23

What is a nest egg?

Answer 23

A natural or artificial egg that encourages laying?

Question 24

What is the albumen?

Answer 24

The egg white

Question 25

What happens to the albumen when it’s beaten?

Answer 25

It increases in volume by 6-8 times

Question 26

What year was the American egg board founded?

Answer 26

1975

Question 27

What is a biological value, and what is the biological value of an egg?

Answer 27

The biological value is the measure of protein quality and the biological value of an egg is 93.7

Question 28

Are blood spots more common in young or old eggs?

Answer 28

Young

Question 29

What is the bloom?

Answer 29

A coating or membrain that covers the pores of the egg

Question 30

What is the weight of a dozen large eggs?

Answer 30

18 ounces

Question 31

How many calories does a large egg contain?

Answer 31

75 calories

Question 32

What is the Julian date?

Answer 32

The date the eggs were packed

Question 33

What percent of the liquid weight of an egg is the yoke?

Answer 33

33%

Question 34

Name 3 nutrients that the yoke contains more than the white?

Answer 34

Phosphorus, manganese, iron, iodine, copper, protein, calcium, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E

Question 35

How many calories are contained in the yoke of the egg?

Answer 35

59 calories

Question 36

What percent of the fat in the egg is in the yoke?

Answer 36

100%

Question 37

How many essential amiro acids are in an egg?

Answer 37

All of them

Question 38

Can you freeze eggs?

Answer 38

Yes, just not in the shell

Question 39

What is Mayonnaise?

Answer 39

Salad dressing made of eggs, oil, vinegar or lemon juice and seasonings