Get To Know The Characteristics Of Good Chicken Eggs Before Buying

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JAKARTA - During the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is important to ensure that the food we consume is safe and healthy so that the body gets maximum benefits. Especially for eggs, there are several ways to recognize the characteristics of healthy eggs consumed.

According to the Center for Quality Testing and Certification of Animal Products (BPMSPH), healthy eggs have a number of characteristics, including the color of the egg shell according to the type of poultry. For duck eggs are blue with a weight of 55-65 grams. Local or local chicken eggs are brownish white and weigh 40-50 grams.

Arabic chicken eggs are white weighing 45-55 grams. Brown chicken eggs weighing 50-60 grams. Seed chicken eggs are less than 50 grams. Healthy eggs have a smooth, shiny shell surface, no cracks and no chicken manure, black stains or calcification.

Characteristics of a good egg can also be observed using a salt solution. A good egg will sink in a 10 percent salt solution while a bad egg will float because there are many air pockets. The number of air sacs in the egg indicates that the egg is old.

When cracked, chicken eggs that are new and still healthy to eat will have a thick boundary between egg white and yolk that is clearly defined. Shape the yolk right in the middle of the egg white and its shape is round. Meanwhile, old chicken eggs no longer have a thick boundary between egg white and egg yolk. There are bloodstains or foreign bodies in the egg white. Shape the yolk at the edge of the egg white and the shape is no longer round.