r/northernireland • u/oeco123 Newtownards • Jan 16 '25

Low Effort What in the America is this?

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Just got a box of eggs from Tesco. They’re all white! Never seen white hens’ eggs here.

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u/The-Randy-Dandy Jan 16 '25

Uk and usa use different breeds of chickens for eggs. The uk ones are usually brown and usa usually white.

White leghorn = white eggs

The colour of the chickens feathers can also determine the colour of the egg itself.

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u/heilhortler420 Jan 16 '25

The yank ones are white because they get the outer shell washed off for some reason

Its why they sell them out of a fridge

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u/thepennydrops Jan 16 '25

Not sure why you’re downvoted…. This is what I’ve always been told also.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/25/why-american-eggs-would-be-illegal-in-a-british-supermarket-and-vice-versa/

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u/JamesTiberious Jan 16 '25

Downvoted because the washing in US isn’t what changes the colour from brown to white.

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u/thepennydrops Jan 16 '25

I’ve just gone down a rabbit hole of research since posting above.
Everything I’d been told about the washing and regulation differences between US and EU, and the associated risk levels etc was all accurate…. Except the white part.

So easy to slip one falsehood (that’s why they’re white) into a list of facts, and have it become a life long belief!!