Can you taste the difference b/t white and brown eggs?

[Dancing Fire]

IMO, Browns taste much better than white ...

 

[Polished]

I don't know - I never eat white ones.

 

[Mayk]

I don't know - I never eat white ones.

+1. My mother always bought brown... So I do too...

 

[Hera]

I have never had a brown egg.

 

[Jenny23]

I had a green egg recently it was delish ! Got it directly from a farm.
I don't know if the colour is the reason for differences in taste but eggs
from a farm (small one where the chickens have a lot of space) are the best.

Regards
Jenny

 

[JewelFreak]

According to chicken farmers there is no difference due to color. It's a myth (or psychological effect) that they taste different.

I bought robin's egg blue eggs at the farmer's market -- loved how pretty they were but couldn't have told by taste. How about a blind egg-tasting?

--- Laurie

 

[lknvrb4]

The brown eggs do taste better, I am able to get some wonderful ones from a local farm that have the darkest yellow yolks. MMm

 

[CrazyBirdLady]

No difference at all. You can taste and see the difference between cage and free range eggs. Araucana chickens lay light green eggs and they taste the same as white/brown eggs. They just look a little bit strange with a green shell.

 

[TooPatient]

I can't tell a difference.

The difference I notice is the quality of the eggs (we buy vegetarian fed eggs from well pampered chickens) and the freshness.

 

[Enerchi]

I can not tell any difference between the two colours of eggs by taste ... but then my DH says I'm like our labs... I'll eat practically anything if its put on my plate!!

Humph --- not sure if I like that comparison!

 

[m-2-b]

We have chickens that lay brown eggs and the color of the yolks is so much more vibrant! I feel better knowing that our eggs were freshly laid, especially if I'm feeding them to my children.

 

[sonnyjane]

I have to agree with those saying that there is no physical difference! Psychological maybe hen you're eating brown eggs, but the color of an egg is merely determined by the color of the chicken's ears! A lot of mass-produced eggs are white and maybe that affects the quality, but if you compare a high-quality white egg to a high-quality brown egg, they are the same.

 

[Mayk]

I can not tell any difference between the two colours of eggs by taste ... but then my DH says I'm like our labs... I'll eat practically anything if its put on my plate!!

Humph --- not sure if I like that comparison!

Bahahaha.... Gotta love that DH! Sorry you made me giggle this morning.

 

[Lulie]

I can't tell the difference in taste.
The bird’s diet, can affect the egg’s nutritional content, as well as the color of its yolk anywhere from a pale yellow, to bright yellow, to almost orange. The more corn they eat, the yellower the yolks.
Some assume that brown eggs have harder shells, nope. Younger chickens [any color] lay eggs with harder shells.

 

[Dancing Fire]

I have had seen green duck eggs but never seen a green nor a blue chicken egg... are these from green and blue chickens?..

 

[ericad]

As your resident poultry nerd (I have 19 chickens at the moment), I can tell you that there's no difference between eggs of different colors, all else being equal (meaning that if a brown layer and a white layer are raised side by side, in exactly the same conditions, the eggs should taste the same as long as both chickens come from healthy, high quality stock). The shell colors vary depending on breed of chicken (even blue, green, pink, chocolate brown and olive colored eggs, to name a few), but the inside is the same.

For those who prefer the taste of brown eggs, it's possible that the brown eggs you're buying are from chickens who have been raised differently that those who produced the white eggs. Things like diet, foraging, space, level of physical activity, access to daylight/outdoors, etc. will all affect how the eggs taste, and this will vary from brand to brand and farm to farm. The best tasting eggs will come from chickens who are fed the best possible feed (we choose a locally milled organic, soy free, non-GMO certfied layer feed - yes, I'm an egg snob), and who spend a considerable amount of time free ranging (or have lots of space within a large fenced run.) The yolks will be orange and the eggs will be delicious!

Here's a pic of the different colors of eggs we currently get at home. I LOVE having chickens!

 

[dragonfly411]

YES, huge flavor difference.

 

[nowicanseethemoon]

As your resident poultry nerd (I have 19 chickens at the moment), I can tell you that there's no difference between eggs of different colors, all else being equal (meaning that if a brown layer and a white layer are raised side by side, in exactly the same conditions, the eggs should taste the same as long as both chickens come from healthy, high quality stock). The shell colors vary depending on breed of chicken (even blue, green, pink, chocolate brown and olive colored eggs, to name a few), but the inside is the same.

For those who prefer the taste of brown eggs, it's possible that the brown eggs you're buying are from chickens who have been raised differently that those who produced the white eggs. Things like diet, foraging, space, level of physical activity, access to daylight/outdoors, etc. will all affect how the eggs taste, and this will vary from brand to brand and farm to farm. The best tasting eggs will come from chickens who are fed the best possible feed (we choose a locally milled organic, soy free, non-GMO certfied layer feed - yes, I'm an egg snob), and who spend a considerable amount of time free ranging (or have lots of space within a large fenced run.) The yolks will be orange and the eggs will be delicious!

Here's a pic of the different colors of eggs we currently get at home. I LOVE having chickens!

+1. I completely agree with all of this.

 

[sonnyjane]

As your resident poultry nerd (I have 19 chickens at the moment), I can tell you that there's no difference between eggs of different colors, all else being equal (meaning that if a brown layer and a white layer are raised side by side, in exactly the same conditions, the eggs should taste the same as long as both chickens come from healthy, high quality stock). The shell colors vary depending on breed of chicken (even blue, green, pink, chocolate brown and olive colored eggs, to name a few), but the inside is the same.

For those who prefer the taste of brown eggs, it's possible that the brown eggs you're buying are from chickens who have been raised differently that those who produced the white eggs. Things like diet, foraging, space, level of physical activity, access to daylight/outdoors, etc. will all affect how the eggs taste, and this will vary from brand to brand and farm to farm. The best tasting eggs will come from chickens who are fed the best possible feed (we choose a locally milled organic, soy free, non-GMO certfied layer feed - yes, I'm an egg snob), and who spend a considerable amount of time free ranging (or have lots of space within a large fenced run.) The yolks will be orange and the eggs will be delicious!

Here's a pic of the different colors of eggs we currently get at home. I LOVE having chickens!

Exactly! You said that MUCH better than me

 

[Gypsy]

Eggs with deep rich orange yolks are the best. Basically you can't get them at regular US grocery stores.
I am NOT a fan of raising livestock, but if I had the room, I'd get three chickens and feed them really good food and then... feast on the amazing eggs!

When I was younger and traveling my favorite part of going abroad was the grocery stores. Oh, the eggs you could get in Australia, France and Italy... so amazing. They don't do what we do to our commercial eggs here. And you can totally tell the difference.

 

[chrono]

The chicken's diet definitely plays a role in how bland or tasty the egg will be. The country type free range chickens are very lean and produces delicious eggs.

 

[NTave]

I cant tell the difference in taste between white and brown, but I can taste a difference between farm fresh and store bought.