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Eggs
Turkey eggs
Food (other); Eggs
Turkeys lay large eggs with a brown shell and a delicate flavor. The reason turkey eggs aren’t generally found for sale is economics: the average turkey produces only 100 to 120 eggs per year, ...
Turtle eggs
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The odd egg out on this list, this reptile’s egg has a mild, rich flavor. Its soft shell is buff or speckled. Turtles lay their eggs in the sand on the beach, and birds and other predators are on the ...
Vegetarian eggs
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These eggs guarantee that the hens are only fed a vegetarian diet—free from meat or fish by-products. The hens are kept in cages and therefore cannot peck any grubs or worms. Vegetarian eggs are of ...
Vitamin-enhanced eggs
Food (other); Eggs
Similarly, hens are fed higher levels of vitamins such as B6, B12 and E, and lutein (which fights macular degeneration), which results in higher amounts of the vitamins in the egg. Like Omega-3 ...
Vitamin-enriched eggs
Food (other); Eggs
Often referred to as “designer” eggs, these are chicken enhanced with a variety of nutrients: Omega-3 Eggs, Vitamin-Enhanced Eggs.
Yolk
Food (other); Eggs
The main nutritive portion of the egg. It is spherical in shape and light yellow to orange in colour.
Emu eggs
Food (other); Eggs
Emu eggs are becoming increasingly available from breeders; they have been spotted at some Whole Foods Markets for $19.99 per egg (compared to a chicken’s daily output, a good breeding pair of emus ...
