White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.+ x; C& f; b. b5 K0 a7 b& W) T
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. 1 E- `" K7 b K0 G: g( q s; ?1 ?These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.$ y) c' _$ x+ J! e" {* V* P* Y7 [
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.8 f# E3 W) K8 |9 g
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.' Z4 l1 S1 g5 u+ k2 X
, q% J0 ?2 n- f4 BYoung hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;5 b# P; w: `' C N
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Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 7 a/ e" t. i; |8 A# _0 c " i+ E$ G0 e, n m" WOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.! O0 t0 w6 k" p9 M% f$ V: v0 f
. j3 v3 I* Z }3 _8 J/ C& ]# x; t% LFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.8 o) ~3 M+ n% f9 p% K; [; C