White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.8 {: ~0 A& S& h/ n- A( x+ C
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. # T" }" X) _0 GThese are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. + D w; L* y( Y8 u) TBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.! q- p0 P& _# z! q+ m
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.; ?' v3 N/ x& {% F
, K+ C9 f: P+ {* ]' \Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;; v5 L: ^7 k- Z
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Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 9 c3 r7 S4 R0 b2 Y; S" e8 v9 U1 U- w4 ^% \8 n- |& w0 r
Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.- z2 x" ?+ f3 ?( L% n
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Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.7 _2 i/ e+ D* J2 a