Types of Eggs and Characteristics of Quality Fresh Eggs Flashcards

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7 types of Eggs

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Chicken Eggs
Bantam Eggs
Duck Eggs
Goose Eggs
Hen Eggs
Barn Eggs
Quail Eggs

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Hen enclosures double as nesting space

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Conventional

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Hens roam and forage in a pasture; the USDA has no standard for these eggs

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Pasture raised

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Hen enclosures include nesting area, space for dustbathing or scratching, and perches

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enriched colony

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hens have access to the outdoors, eat grains, may forage

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free-range

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hens fed an omega-3-rich diet

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omega-3 enriched

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simply egg shell color, hens have red feathers and ear lobes

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brown

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hens are free to move about a building or open space that includes perches and nesting areas

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cage-free

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hens are cage-free or free-range with outdoor access and fed certified organic food

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certified organic

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eggs heated to destroy pathogens

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pasteurized

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eggs eat vegetarian diet

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vegetarian fed

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it is the most popular and the most widely consumed eggs of the world

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chicken eggs

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male chicken

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rooster

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female chicken

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hen

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young female chicken

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pullet

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young male chicken

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cockerels

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adult female chicken

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hen/capon

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adult male chicken

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roosters/cocks

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these are the most common chicken eggs and are the regular eggs that are sold in the market. They are also the least healthy chicken eggs.

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Standard Eggs

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These are the pure, natural and healthy chicken eggs which are sold in supermarkets and quiet expensive.

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Organic Eggs

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These eggs are healthier than the standard eggs but less healthy as compared to organic eggs.

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Free-range Eggs

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These eggs are small and tasty, and usually have a white shell. They are a smaller variety of hen.

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Bantam Eggs

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They are much larger than a hen’s eggs and have a stronger flavor. They should also be boiled for at least 10 minutes.

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These are the largest of all the eggs you are likely to find on sale. Their color ranges from cream to blue-grey and it has a rich distinctive flavor, often preferred over other types.

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Goose Eggs

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These are graded according to size -- small, medium, large, and extra-large or very large.
Hen Eggs
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These come from hens that are still very intensively farmed but not confined to cages.
Barn eggs
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These are tiny, with pretty speckled shells and a delicate flavor
Quail eggs
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Are considered a delicacy and are known for their rich flavor. They are known for being the least common edible bird eggs.
Pheasant Eggs
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it is the second largest cage free eggs variety, only after ostrich eggs.
Turkey Eggs
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they are a unique ingredient that packs a punch of flavor, size, and shape. Their taste has been likened to beef liver, making them an interesting addition to any dish.
Emu's Egg
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it is a process where eggs are passed over a strong light to show the shell and the interior
Candling
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7 signs of Quality Fresh Eggs
- It should have rough, chalky, and unbroken shell - it should sink in water - it should have round and firm yolk - it should have light and thick white part - it has round, well-centered yolk - it has small air cell - it has clean, uncracked shell with normal shape
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a process where eggs are determined if it is fresh through its buoyancy
spread test
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4 signs of Egg's Freshness
- If it sinks and lies flat on the bottom, it is pretty fresh. - A week-old egg should just begin to float. - At three weeks, it may stand upright at the bottom of the glass. - An egg that floats to the surface should not be used
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Egg content covers a small area. White is firm, has much thick white surrounding the yolk and a small amount of thin white. The yolk is round and upstanding.
Grade AA
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Egg content covers a moderate area. White is reasonably firm and has a considerable amount of thick white and a medium amount of thin white. The yolk is round and upstanding.
Grade A
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Egg content covers a very wide area. White is weak and watery, has no thick white and the large amount of thin white is thinly spread. The yolk is enlarged and flattened.
Grade B
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these are called ultra small eggs. they are the result of being laid by a young hen and often resembles a quail eggs in size.
pee wee egg
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3 Types of Market Forms of Eggs
Fresh Eggs or Shell Eggs Frozen Eggs Dried Eggs
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These are the most often used for breakfast cookery
Fresh Eggs or Shell Eggs
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These are usually made from high-quality fresh eggs and are excellent for use in scrambled eggs, omelets, French Toast and in baking.
Frozen Eggs
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These are used primarily for baking, and they are not suggested for use in breakfast cookery
Dried Eggs
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As an Egg Ages: (3)
- the air cell becomes larger. - the yolk becomes flatter, larger and breaks more easily - the thick white becomes thin and watery
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This is the ideal storage for Eggs to be stores in cool, clean condition
2 to 5 degrees Celsius with 85% away from humidity
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This is the temperature that eggs need for cooking
20 degrees Celsius