I buy white eggs, which don't peel all that great when hard boiled. I'm out of town visiting and my brother has brown eggs which peel wonderfully when h.b..
should there really be a difference?

I grew up on a Farm in the mid-west and I was always told that brown eggs are better for you nutritionally than white eggs. I can't remember why though....

Ok, I must have been told this as a child just for GP. It is said that there is no nutritional difference in white or brown eggs.

The colour of the shell, white or brown, makes no difference to the nutrient content of the egg. Free-range eggs often have deeper-coloured yolks than those produced by hens reared in sheds. However, these highly coloured yolks are not significantly more nutritious than the paler ones.

im not sure about brown vx. white but if you crack all the eggs as soon as you get them out and cool them, let them set for a few minutes inthe water cracked they will peel easier.

You mean the BROWN eggs do NOT contain CHOCOLATE???

I am APPALLED.


Jake

I grew up on a farm with free range chickens (more like pets)....I found the yokes more rich and flavorful than the store bought. I don't know if there is any nutritional difference between free range and store bought but there is a taste difference!

Also on a side note,..not all brown eggs from the supermarket are free range/organic ...some types of hens lay different colored eggs. We had some chickens that layed white, others brown, and one that use to lay pale blue.

Linda

I now buy brown eggs because they are the only ones our store has that don't have all the hormones and antibiotics.

I don't think there is a real difference like you are talking about. I know that you are always supposed to rinse the eggs with cold water as soon as they are done cooking - even dropping some ice cubes in and let them chill. The other thing my mom always said - but I am not sure where she heard it or if it is true, but it seems to work. Is - the older the eggs are the easier they are to peel. Next time buy two dozen and keep one a week. Then try boiling some and see if they peel easier.

Peeling under running water often helps too.

The older the egg, the easier it is to peel. There is an air pocket in between the membrane and the shell. As the egg gets older, the pocket gets bigger and makes the egg easier to peel.

Strange but true...chickens lay eggs which are the same colour as their ears. Brown eared chickens lay brown eggs and blue eared chickens lay blue eggs.

There is more egg info here.

Karen

Linda, the one that is pale blue is supposed to be lower in cholesterol. I don't know if that is really true, but my papa swore by it. We used to have a hen that layed pale blue eggs as well. I always thought it was so kewl! She was the prettiest little speckled hen, too...lol.


L

I always heard that brown eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresh

I switched to buying brown eggs because they dont contain antibiotics.

Doro, I remember that ad!

I have 18 hens that are laying eggs, and I get about 12 eggs a day!! I have black hens that lay brown eggs. I have a couple of white hens that lay white eggs. They are free ranged chickens, and I feel that they are more nutritious due to the fact that they are not cooped up inside. They get to eat grass, bugs, scraps. They basically will eat anything and everything! One of my fancy chickens (a silkie) just hatched out four chicks on May 24, so cute!! I have been keeping chickens for over two years, and I do enjoy it. They are a riot to watch. We have a rooster named Alice- Long story!!

There is no nutritional difference between white or brown eggs per se.

However, free-range eggs .. no matter what colour is the shell .. are definitely more nutritious for the very reasons Junebug stated These foods that the chicken eats will increase the omega-3 fatty acid content of the egg yolk. Most battery chickens are fed grains and soy, which are high in omega-6 fats. Some chickens are given flax seed in the grain mix, which improves the fat in the yolk somewhat, but still not as good as free-run chickens that are allowed to eat scratchings.


Doreen

to get your boiled eggs to peel just put about 1/4 cup of salt into the boiling water. After they are done soak in cold water for 5 min. and they peel great. I hope that helps