Eggs

[dianna]

I am confused by Eggland Best's offering. They have one which is just, I guess, "general". Then they have "Cage Free" and they have "Organic". Which am I supposed to buy? I want Cage Free and Organic!!

I realize it would probably be better to find a local farmer, but for now, I need to determine which of these options is better.

Thank you!

Dianna

[pbaby]

Hi Dianna!

I have the problem!! I buy Eggland's Best Organic, but the package doesn't say "Cage Free". It does say:

High in Vitamin E
100mg of Omega 3
25% Less Saturated Fat
Vegetarian Fed Hens

I have bought the "Cage Free" before by Eggland's Best, but the Organic ones taste better to me. Now, healthwise, I'm not sure which is best either. I want both, too!!! LOL LOL Sorry, I don't know if that helped much.


PBABY

[dianna]

Thank you Pbaby for your reply. I like the Organic best too, but I am not sure if they are cage free or if the Organic is the even the best choice.

I thought maybe someone here would know, but I guess not.

Dianna

[Grazer]

My understanding is that it's quite difficult to get free-range animals classified as 'organic' because you have to ensure that everything they might eat is organic. So that might mean that the normal seeds/bugs/etc. that they can (and should) consume would need to be certified too? I could be wrong on this; but that was an explanation I read a while back as to why it's difficult to find beef, etc. that's both 'grass-fed' and 'organic.'

I tend to trust that a company that works hard to make their products healthy in terms of being 'free-range' will also try and ensure that they are as close to organic as possible... but that might be sheer naivete on my part

[Grazer]

Well, so then I went and looked at their website...and now I'm all confused

Under the description of the Organic eggs, it says that: "Every hen that has been selected to lay Eggland's Best Organic brown eggs nests in a pleasant, cage free, natural environment" (source: http://www.egglandsbest.com/egglandsbest/egorg2.html ). So it seems like the Organic ones are the best of both worlds. I'm not sure why they don't make that clearer on the carton.

Maybe that's why they taste better (Wish my palette was discriminating enough to notice the difference in taste.)

[dianna]

Thank you Grazer. I usually Google everything, but for some reason didn't think to look up the website for Eggland's Best.

It does clear up the issue; the most expensive, the Organic, DOES have it all.

Dianna