Eggs are one of the best sources of protein, vitamins, and minerals we can consume, and they have impressive health credentials. They are a superfood, being high in vitamin A, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B5, B12, B2, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, calcium, and zinc.
While there are lots of different types of eggs available, chicken eggs are most commonly raised. Yet, some of the other more gourmet alternatives include quail, goose, and duck eggs.
However, do you know to tell the difference between a healthy, all-natural chicken egg, and an unhealthy one, from a hen raised in poor conditions in a factory?
One of the things that can indicate the quality of the egg is the color of its yolk.
Here are some important tips that will help you:
- Egg With Dark Orange Yolk
If the egg has a dark orange yolk, it is extremely healthy, and probably from a chicken farm. These pasture-raised hens live in good conditions, freely roam the land, get access to green plants, and consume a well-balanced diet, rich in insects, ticks, spiders, crickets, and grasshoppers.
According to a Penn State study, eggs from pastured hens offer greater nutritional benefits, as they are richer in Vitamins A, E, and beneficial fatty acids than caged hens raised in a factory setting.
- Egg With Yellow Yolk
These eggs usually originate from commercial egg factories, and these hens do not have free access to the outdoors at all. They are fed only grains, and the eggs have been hatched from incubators. Their cages have artificial lighting, and they roam around a dimly-lit or darkened barn with no windows.
- Egg With Light Orange Yolk
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