Eggs

Eggs

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Mimicry

Food (other); Eggs

Imitation of the size, shape or markings of eggs of another species. Mimicry occurs among some brood parasites, such as cuckoos.

Determinate layer

Food (other); Eggs

A bird that will not replace eggs removed from the nest. She lays a fixed number of eggs.

Duck eggs

Food (other); Eggs

Duck eggs look like chicken eggs, but are larger: As with chicken eggs, they are sold in sizes ranging from small to jumbo. The egg white is more transparent, without the yellowish tinge of a ...

Egg

Food (other); Eggs

A chamber that provides nourishment and protection for the growth and development of the embryo inside it.

Some food service operations purchase eggs out of the shell for convenience. These processed products can be whole eggs, yolks only or whites only, and are known as egg products. Egg products can be ...

Egg substitutes

Food (other); Eggs

Egg substitutes were developed for consumers who sought alternatives to the cholesterol content of eggs. They don’t have the same flavour as eggs, but have a similar texture when scrambled, made into ...