White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.! D$ `) y$ M& V
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.* g( w- p: M6 `$ @' c0 e* G
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.2 U" q: G. b) P) v+ u/ `
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.8 p- j& H; f0 ~
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed., q Z B: p: N4 k2 D2 Y/ y; L7 M
0 o5 g5 H, ~. {! _3 ]8 ZYoung hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;" e5 b5 |1 {% a0 F+ Z. T
9 ^ u" b9 n8 x8 X9 ]Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.' z6 C# @% P) F! A7 ]
/ {1 N) v; M/ x& k* H8 tOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.2 f4 @: `' [1 [$ v- W: x3 d
* S& a* }2 _) y5 g3 j- i0 xFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 5 {8 i4 f5 X1 @' }3 ^8 V' u: O& O( A