Many housewives consider chicken eggs a must-have product, because they are an integral part of many dishes and pastries.
Chicken eggs are very healthy. They contain the essential vitamins our body needs, riboflavin, panthenolic acid, choline, biotin, and a large amount of protein. But when buying eggs, it is enough just to purchase those that will not benefit, but harm. What to remember when choosing eggs in the store?
Of course, you should start by carefully reading the product information on the packaging. Eggs should be labeled as follows: on the package or on the egg itself, there should be notes about the shelf life and the category of the product. The packaging also indicates the term for sorting, packaging.
The shelf life is determined by the brand "D" or "C" (dietary or table eggs). For the first, the implementation period should be 7 days, for the second - 25.
Although eggs can be stored for a long time even at room temperature, it is obviously best to choose the one with the closest sorting date out of all packages.
The category of eggs is determined by their weight:
- B (highest category) - egg weight 75 grams or more.
- O (selected eggs) - 65 g or more (not including the lower limit of the mass of eggs of the highest category).
- 1 (first category) - 55 g and more (up to the elite).
- 2 (second category) - 45 and more (up to category 1).
- 3 (third category) - 35 and more (up to category 2).
Despite the fact that eggs of 2-3 categories are small, they are not bad, their quality is not lower than those in which the category is higher. Therefore, giving preference to a particular category does not make much sense.
Does not affect egg quality and shell color. Brown or white, it can be any, the main thing is that the eggs are fresh and stored in the right conditions. But it is worth checking the integrity of the shell. You should not buy eggs even with minor cracks in the shell, even if they are sold at a discount.
