Natural vs Organic eggs. What's the difference and what kind of eggs to you buy and why?

Natural vs Organic eggs. What's the difference and what kind of eggs to you buy and why? Asked by dwdrums 46 months ago Similar questions: Natural Organic eggs difference kind buy Food & Drink > Food.

Similar questions: Natural Organic eggs difference kind buy.

Natural is more general in meaning than Organic. Organic, when it comes to food, has a very specific meaning that is defined by law. According to this site, "Eggs from hens fed rations having ingredients that were grown without pesticides, fungicides, herbicides or commercial fertilizers.No commercial laying hen rations ever contain hormones.

Due to higher production costs and lower volume per farm, organic eggs are more expensive than eggs from hens fed conventional feed. The nutrient content of eggs is not affected by whether or not the ration is organic." In other words, organic is a term that would be more trustworthy in terms of knowing what you're getting, because it's spelled out.

Natural, however, could mean anything, and many companies will splash the word "natural" around because it's (1) undefined by law, and (2) customers like how it feels and will buy it. Any egg is "natural" because, well, it came out of a chicken.It doesn't tell anything about what the chicken ate, how it was raised, or the nutrient value therein. It does tell you that the company selling them thinks its customers are pretty naïve, though!

What kind of eggs do I buy? I prefer to buy eggs from my farmer's market, because they were generally laid within the last few days and are very fresh, as well as coming from a farm local to me instead of a mega-corp that cuts off beaks and gives chickens less room to live in than they can turn around in. If I must buy eggs from a store (like in the winter time), I try to go for free-range eggs.

Once again, according to that site: "True free-range eggs are those produced by hens raised outdoors or that have daily access to the outdoors. Due to seasonal conditions, however, few hens are actually raised outdoors. Some egg farms are indoor floor operations and these are sometimes erroneously referred to as free-range operations.

Due to higher production costs and lower volume per farm, free-range eggs are generally more expensive. The nutrient content of eggs is not affected by whether hens are raised free-range or in floor or cage operations, but rather by the breed of chickens laying the eggs, and what those chickens are fed in their diet. " Free range chickens are supposed to have more room to move around, although some farms are more ethical about this than others.

Also, chickens allowed outside sometimes have a better diet, due to being allowed to eat bugs and weeds, and pass the nutrients on to me and my family. :) I really do notice a taste difference between the industrial eggs from the store and the ones from local farmers, though. Even the yolk from the farmer eggs is brighter gold and more jewel-like.

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Free range eggs are the way to go. Organic (which is always free-range) is the way to go. Free-range is NOT always organic.

Majority of factory farms have horrid conditions for their chickens. My father set up some wastewater/sanitation programs for a few of these "unamed" companies. Here are some of the conditions he observed that will make you think twice about not getting free-range and/or organic eggs.

- Chickens tightly packed into small filthy (mmmm Salmonella) pens allowing little or no movement. - Lights are usually kept on all day and night to promote egge production. - Beaks and sometimes claws removed.

- antibiotics and/or hormones pumped into the chickens For the natural vs. organic difference. By natural do you mean free-range? Free-range chickens aren't packed into cages and are normally kept in farely decent conditions (allowing for healthier chickens and USUALLY bypass of hormones/antibiotics).

Free-range is NOT always organic, so these producers are allowed to use hormones, antibiotics or non-organic feed. So, I buy organic because the chickens are treated humanely, and the eggs haven't been exposed to antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, etc. This also (in my experience) leads to a tastier and more nutritious egg. Here are the qualifications for organic eggs.

The USDA organic standards are the strictest food production standards in the world. Certified organic farms are required to follow the strict production rules of the USDA's National Organic Standards www.ams.usda.gov/nop and are regularly inspected by an independent third party for compliance. Organic hens are allowed access to the outdoors, and never kept in confinement cages, providing many benefits such as better quality of life for the animal, superior animal health, and greater nutritive value in food derived from the animal.

Our hens are fed only certified organic feed, grown on land not treated with synthetic fertilizers or pesticides for a minimum of three years. Organic animals must not be genetically modified and cannot be fed food from genetically modified sources. Hope this helps.

-stev Sources: my dad, http://www.organicvalley.coop/faq/eggs/egg-whites/ .

I buy organic free roaming furtile yard eggs whenever possible. . .

GOD didn't intend for chickens (or any other life, for that matter) to be cooped up inside (night and day) with artificial light in order to make them lay more eggs. . .

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ORGANIC IS BEST ORGANIC EGGS ARE, OR SHOULD FROM FREE RANGE CHICKENS. PICKING AND EATING NATURAL FOOD. THE OTHERS ARE ONLY FED GRAIN.

THEY ARE ALSO CONFINED TO A CROWDED AREA. AND ARE FED ANTIBIOTICS BECAUSE THEY GET DISEASE FROM BEING OVER CROWDED. Sources: DR.

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1 I now buy both organic and free range eggs. They cost maybe 40 cents more, and are much more humane treatments of chickens. Organic means they are pesticide, herbicide free.

Natural means they are raised on grass and such (which may contain chemicals). And range free means they are not caged...

I now buy both organic and free range eggs. They cost maybe 40 cents more, and are much more humane treatments of chickens. Organic means they are pesticide, herbicide free.

Natural means they are raised on grass and such (which may contain chemicals). And range free means they are not caged...

With the exception of hard boiled eggs and poached eggs, most eggs are cooked using a container of some kind and oil.

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