Eggs.
What the labels mean, how to choose, and how to keep fresh food at its best. Every figure comes with its source.
- EggsWhat laying hens eat on an organic farmIn general, organic hens eat feed grown to organic rules. Antibiotics and growth promoters may not be added to feed to speed growth or raise output.
- EggsHow to store eggs in a hot climateThai guidance is to move eggs into the fridge after about a week. Other countries differ because eggs are handled differently before they reach the kitchen.
- EggsWhat shell colour and yolk colour tell youBreed sets the shell colour and feed pigments set the yolk colour. Neither colour is part of any definition of how hens are housed.
- EggsHow to read an egg carton in ThailandEgg sizes run from number 0 to 5 by weight, and grades are AA, A and B. Here is what each line on a Thai carton means, and what a mark does and does not say.
- EggsHow to tell whether an egg is freshA fresh egg has a small air cell, a firm white and a round yolk. The float test shows age, not spoilage. Here is how each check works and its limits.
- EggsCage, cage-free, free range and organic eggs definedThese four words describe how hens are housed. Only some have a formal Thai definition. The EU codes 0 to 3 show what a full set of definitions looks like.
