What do free range eggs look like? How to tell if an egg is fresh?

As we all know, eggs are a common type of egg food. They can be cooked in a variety of ways, such as boiled, fried, steamed, etc. They are also highly nutritious and are very popular among people. Eggs are divided into foreign eggs and local eggs. So what are local eggs like? Let's take a closer look!

How to identify real free-range eggs

1. The egg shape is large

It is impossible for real free range eggs to have uniform shape, size and color. This has a lot to do with what the chicken eats. Free range chickens are picky eaters just like us humans. Some like to eat corn, some like to eat rice, some like to eat insects, etc. The food they eat every day is different. If the eggs you buy are all similar, they are definitely not free range eggs.

2. The inner membrane of the egg

There is a thin membrane inside the eggshell. The membrane of country eggs is very thin and soft, which is why it was difficult to peel a whole egg when we boiled eggs when we were young, but now it is very easy to peel eggs, such as the tea eggs sold in breakfast shops, which are not difficult at all and can be peeled one piece at a time. This is also a big difference.

3. Egg yolk

Some people think that the bigger the egg yolk is, the yellower it is, or even yellow to red, the better the egg is. In fact, this standard is not accurate. Many unscrupulous manufacturers now add Sudan red or carotene to chicken feed to make the yolk yellow to red. The yolk of a real free-range egg is cauliflower yellow or light orange. If your egg yolk is too red, you'd better not eat it.

4. Look at the egg white

The egg white of country eggs is very thick. When you beat them in a bowl and shake them, you will feel that they are hanging on the bowl wall. The egg white of foreign eggs is very thin. When we were young, we often heard our mothers beating eggs beside the stove. The sound of force was so loud. Country eggs are not easy to beat, but foreign eggs are very easy.

5. Egg taste

To know whether an egg is delicious or not, you can boil one. Boiled local eggs have a light fragrance, a slightly sweet taste, a delicate and sticky yolk, and a glossy egg white. Boiled foreign eggs, you will know after you try them, they are fishy and rough.

6. Chicken’s growth environment

Good mountains and good waters will raise good chickens. The chickens have a good growth environment and naturally lay good eggs. On the contrary, if you lock the chickens in cages, they are dark and have nothing to do but eat and sleep. The laying hens are kept lit 24 hours a day to stimulate them. They can lay 2 eggs a day. The following is the breeding environment of native chickens in Dabie Mountain rural areas.

How to tell if eggs are fresh

See date

The hardcover eggs in supermarkets usually have dates marked on them. Eggs that are about a week old are the freshest. It is also recommended that you check the date. The closer the date, the fresher it is.

Look at the appearance

When choosing eggs, fresh eggs look fresh! They are not smooth but shiny under light, and the pores are obvious. When observed under sunlight, the edges are translucent. The shell of stale eggs is not very shiny. When observed under light, it is grayish.

It is recommended that you choose eggs with relatively thick eggshells. Eggs with thin eggshells are relatively easier for bacteria to enter.

Listen to the sound

Shake the eggs. Fresh eggs will not make any sound; stale eggs will make a watery sound.

Smell

Fresh eggs have a fishy smell, with a slight smell of quicklime; stale eggs have been left for a long time and have almost no smell.

Tips for choosing eggs

At a glance

Fresh eggs feel rough and have a frosty powder on them; stale eggs are smoother.

Second shake

Hold the egg firmly between your fingers and shake it gently next to your ear. A good egg will make a solid sound.

Three licenses

When viewed under sunlight or light, fresh eggs appear slightly reddish, translucent, and have a clear yolk outline.

Four tests

Fill a large basin with water and put an egg in. If the egg lies horizontally at the bottom of the water, it is a fresh egg. If it stays vertically at the bottom of the water, it is not so fresh. If it sticks to the surface, it is spoiled.

Five Views

Open the egg and if the yolk is round and the egg white is thick and wrapped around the yolk, it means it is a fresh egg. If the egg white becomes thin and scattered, or the yolk is scattered, it means the egg is not very fresh.