May is National Egg Month! Below are 18 egg-citing facts about eggs!
Hatching Eggs
- It takes anywhere between 24 and 26 hours to produce an egg
- Most eggs are laid between the hours of 7am and 11am
- It takes about 21 days to hatch a chicken eggs and 28 days to hatch a duck egg
- The color of an egg yolk is determined by the hen’s diet
- The average hen lays between 250 to 320 eggs per year
- There are 13 nutrients in one egg.
- A large egg contains about 70 calories
- Eggs contain Choline, which is essential to healthy fetal development. Choline may be a key factor in the development of an infant’s memory functions.
- Six grams of protein are contained in one egg
- The protein found in eggs is one of the highest-quality proteins of any food
- Not all of the protein is found in the egg white—some of it is in the yolk!
Cooking Eggs
- You cannot cook an egg in its shell in the microwave. The steam inside the egg builds up so fast, it might egg-splode!
- To tell if an egg is raw or hard-boiled, spin it. Hard boiled eggs spin easier, while raw eggs wobble when they are spun.
Egg Production
- The United States produces about 75 billion eggs per year, which accounts for 10% of the world supply
- Maryland farmers produce almost 71 million dozen eggs per year
- South Mountain Creamery's eggs are Certified Humane, meaning we meet the Humane Farm Animal Care program standards
Did you know...
- An egg will stand on its end during the spring equinox, around March 21, when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are equal lengths everywhere.
- Rumor has it, a chef’s hat has a pleat for each of the many ways you can cook an egg
Facts from:
http://news.maryland.gov/mda/press-release/2014/05/01/may-is-national-egg-month-maryland-farmers-produce-nearly-71-million-dozen-eggs-a-year/
