Why do brown eggs cost more?

[cantdrv55]

They have the same taste and nutrients as white eggs according to Alexa. So what’s the reason for the premium? They’re almost double in price at Whole Foods.

[maxnine11]

Brown eggs come from brown chickens.
They are not as "efficient" as white chickens. (usually a larger breed, takes more feed and space to produce an equivalent egg)
The rest of the mark up is Whole Foods getting what it thinks it can get $$.

[cabmandone]

My daughter swears she can taste the difference between the two but we get ours farm fresh from a guy that sells them basically for what he has in the cost for feed.

[masraum]

Also not supposed to be a difference between white or brown and green eggs as far as nutrition is concerned. I suspect it's more about what the chickens ate than anything else.

But, people think things are different, so they will pay different prices despite there not actually being a difference.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Nellie's free range eggs are the best I've had so far but the yolks are still not as flavorful as when I was a kid.

[tabs]

The brown eggs will make you play Basketball better or so I am told by some white people that I have met in my travels.

[Sooner or later]

White eggs cost less because there are more of them available. Foghorn Leghorn sees to that.

[rfuerst911sc]

Once you go brown then white you will turn down

[cabmandone]

What I want to know is, why do the brown egg yolks break easier? Whenever I use the farm fresh eggs, I break the yolk almost immediately. I'm not talking when I flip them for over easy but rather when I crack them and put them in a skillet or bowl. I don't have that problem with the regular store bought grade A large white eggs from the store.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Originally Posted by maxnine11

Brown eggs come from brown chickens.
They are not as "efficient" as white chickens. (usually a larger breed, takes more feed and space to produce an equivalent egg)
The rest of the mark up is Whole Foods getting what it thinks it can get $$.

So racist.

[drkshdw]

Commercially bred white chickens that lay white eggs lay about 320 eggs per bird per year. Brown egg laying birds tend to only lay around 200 eggs per year per bird. Both cost the same to feed and house so the cost per egg is more. Add onto that that people seem to think that brown eggs equates to 'farm fresh/grass fed/free range/pasture raised/etc' and the stores price the eggs to match what people believe they are (but aren't).

With that said, I taste no difference between white and brown eggs from the store. Because they are raised the same way and fed the same crap feed. Now backyard chickens, DO taste different from store bought, especially ones that are truly 'free range' and get most of their nutritional needs from what they find themselves in the ground. Change what goes in and you get a different taste coming out. But even backyard eggs taste the same no matter what their exterior color is.

[Sooner or later]

Think about that. 320 eggs a year. That would be like me dumping a bowling ball a day. I would be sore.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Sooner or later

Think about that. 320 eggs a year. That would be like me dumping a bowling ball a day. I would be sore.

You'll probably be used to it around 80 or 90.

[Danimal16]

Blue wild duck eggs! YUUUMMMMMMMM.

[HardDrive]

Short answer: White people.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Danimal16

Blue wild duck eggs! YUUUMMMMMMMM.

[sugarwood]

Brown eggs appear more natural.

Natural = unprocessed = GLUTEN FREE, FREE-RANGE, NON-GMO, FAIR TRADE, DAIRY-FREE, SUSTAINABLY RAISED, LOCALLY GROWN, VEGAN, = $$$$

Yes, the brown eggs are even dairy-free vegan !

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by masraum

Also not supposed to be a difference between white or brown and green eggs as far as nutrition is concerned. I suspect it's more about what the chickens ate than anything else.

It’s about the chicken’s genetics. Breeds that lay brown eggs are going to lay brown eggs no matter what you feed them.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Brown eggs appear more natural. !

True. White eggs laid by leghorns and their genetic relatives are favored by factory farms that put a premium on the production-feed cost-lifespan/revenue equation - which results in factory farms and their incredible cruelty to the birds.
Brown eggs might be raised in more bird-friendly conditions - or might not, depending on the above equation. But the perception is they are treated more humanely and the eggs are “better.” Some farms cynically grow brown eggs just to make you feel better.
If you want nutritious, animal friendly eggs get to know your producer. If you want cheap protein and don’t care about where it comes from, white factory eggs are a good choice.

[tabs]

Once you do Brown you never go back...after eating Brown eggs I feel like dancing and have an irrestible urge to eat watermelon and fried chicken.