GetCracking | Your Egg Questions

Your egg questions answered,
from farm to table.

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

What causes yolks to be different colours?

What is the nutritional value of an egg?

How are eggs graded?

How are eggs graded?

What are hens fed?

What are hens fed?

Are hens ever given steroids or hormones?

Are hens ever given steroids or hormones?

Are Canadian eggs pasteurized?

Are Canadian eggs pasteurized?

Rod M.

Ottawa

Why am I seeing American eggs in the grocery store?

Why am I seeing American eggs in the grocery store?

How do you make perfect boiled eggs and remove shells easier?

How do you make perfect boiled eggs and remove shells easier?

Pauline H.

Belleville

Why are some eggs brown and some white?

Why are some eggs brown and some white?

Sierra M.

Why is there sometimes a spot of blood in the egg? And is this okay to eat?

Janina S.

What is the difference between a brown egg and a white egg?

What is the difference between a brown egg and a white egg?

Yvonne O.

Innisfil

Why are eggs sized differently?

Why are eggs sized differently?

What determines the thickness of the egg shell?

What determines the thickness of the egg shell?

Should I keep my eggs refrigerated?

Should I keep my eggs refrigerated?