Most of us like to eat eggs. You can prepare them in different ways and they are also healthy. At least… mostly. But not all eggs look the same; some eggs have dark orange yolks, while other eggs have yolks that are much lighter in color. We wondered what this might mean: Does the color of the yolk say anything about the chicken or about the nutritional value of the egg?
Scientific research has been done on this phenomenon.
Yolk
People have said that the color and shape of an egg’s yolk can say something about the health of the hen that lays it. The general idea is that the darker, firmer and rounder the yolk is, the happier the chicken in question is. It should be a sign that this chicken had a lot of freedom to roam and also had a rich and varied diet. On the other hand, a lighter egg yolk would indicate an unhealthy life for the chicken. This information was long believed to be the truth, but it turns out to be completely false! But that leaves the question: what causes the color difference for egg yolks and what does it mean?
Read all about it on the next page!
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