Eggs are a household staple and very common breakfast food for many United States citizens and people around the world. Even though eggs are a common and familiar item to many people, there are some major myths that exist about them! Let’s dive into four major egg myths and the truth behind them.
Raw Eggs Have More Protein Than Cooked Ones
Thanks to movies and TV shows that show burly men drinking raw eggs every morning for breakfast, there is a common misconception that raw eggs contain more protein than cooked ones, and if you want to get enough protein you better swallow them down raw. Thankfully for our taste buds and stomachs, this is not the case. According to the Egg Nutrition Center, cooking an egg actually allows our bodies to absorb more protein than if we were to eat that same egg raw. When eating a raw egg, our bodies can only absorb about 50% of the available protein, or three grams, while a cooked egg almost doubles that at 91% or almost six grams.
You Shouldn’t Eat Eggs Every Day
We have all heard the warning that eating too many eggs can increase our cholesterol to a dangerous level and that eating them every day could lead us down the track to heart disease. Lucky for our Farmer Boy Egg fans, the American Heart Association says that eating an egg every day might just do the opposite. The idea that eggs contained too much cholesterol was dismissed by many professionals in 2015 when they realized there was little to no scientific evidence behind the daily recommended intake of cholesterol that they were recommending. Since then, many studies have shown that eating an egg every day might actually lower the chances of heart disease and stroke and provides many other benefits such as aiding in eye and vision health.
Eggs Are Always Refrigerated
When you get home from the grocery store and begin putting your purchases, it is natural for people in the United States and many other countries to store their eggs in the refrigerator. But this is not the case all around the world. While the idea of your eggs getting warm on the countertop might make you a little squeamish, the reason other countries don’t have to refrigerate their eggs is that it is completely safe for them. The United States and a few other countries decided once upon a time that chicken eggs must be washed in order to make sure they are clean and healthy. The chicken egg, however, has a natural coating that keeps the inside of the egg safe and healthy. The washing process actually removes this natural layer, allowing bacteria and other dangerous microbes to pass through the shell. Because this layer is no longer able to protect eggs in countries where eggs are washed, the eggs must be refrigerated in order to keep them clean and safe to eat. So, don’t worry if you are in Europe and see eggs sitting on the counter, they are perfectly fine!
When I Eat An Egg Am I Eating a Baby Chick?
Once they learn what an egg is, the biggest fear of every child is that they are killing a little baby chick every time their parents crack an egg into a pan. In reality, the eggs that end up in a carton in your refrigerator (or on your counter) are not fertilized Egg farms such as Farmer Boy Eggs only have hens, and without a rooster to fertilize the eggs, there is no way for them to develop into a baby chick. Because of this, there is no need to worry about eating the eggs that land in your grocery store.