The Difference Between Organic & Non-Organic Eggs

Our parents, and their parents before us ate foods that were less tampered with by manufacturers. Today however, if we want to eat foods free from additives and preservatives, we need to be both adamant and determined in educating ourselves about where we can find these foods.

Take the simple egg for instance; growing up we were always told that eggs were good for us, and those of us lucky enough actually got to experience what it felt like to hold a newly hatched warm egg in our little hands.

Today however, eggs are one of the basic simple foods where manufacturers have put profit over goodness and health. The simplicity and honest goodness of an egg is under threat, and we are recommended to buy ‘organic’ eggs as opposed to just the normal farm eggs. 

It is however necessary to check the true meaning of the manufacturer’s farmyard claims. And that goes for both ‘organic’ and non-organic eggs. What exactly does outside access mean, and what is the quality of the ground these hens have access to? There is a great deal of difference between a cement courtyard and a lush field fit for foraging.

Whilst some suppliers are now beginning to become transparent in so far as their products are concerned, some are deliberately using publicity that is confusing; mood eliciting words like ‘farm’, ‘barn’ are used to lure us into a false premise of country goodness.

Mother Earth News in the US, in a recently finished egg-testing project, confirms their 2005 test results showing that true free-range eggs are far more nutritious than commercially raised eggs; and that if we make an effort to track down ‘honest to goodness’ quality eggs we will be rewarded with : -

• 1/3 less cholesterol
• 1/4 less saturated fat
• 2/3 more vitamin A
• 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
• 3 times more vitamin E
• 7 times more beta carotene

With any program for weight loss or general good health, it is necessary to make good choices regarding the food we buy and eat. The simple egg is a good way perhaps in beginning to make a healthy start.