Eggcyclopedia pgs 136-141

A

100

How many essential vitamins and minerals does an egg have?

13

200

Eggs have a high nutrient ____

density

300

A thin film of odorless, tasteless mineral oil sprayed on eggs before cartoning is called what?

Oiling

400

Eggs that have been exposed to heat in order to destroy potential bacteria.

Pasteurized eggs

500

You can store pasteurized eggs for this many days after the pack date

30 days

B

100

The 1990 Nutritional Labeling and Education Act (NCLA) requires most foods, including eggs, to carry a what?

nutrition label

200

Who won three Guinness World Records for omelet making and is known as the "Omelet King"?

Howard Helmer

300

Today, eggs are being packaged into other sizes of cartons than just 6 or 12 eggs. To maintain quality, buy as only as many eggs as you'll use in how many weeks?

3 to 4 weeks

400

Are all organic eggs are free-range eggs?

Yes

500

Selective breeding is reinforced by good sanitation and vaccination

Resistance to Disease

C

100

What percent of eggs are oiled?

10 percent

200

The organ in the hen which accepts the yolk after ovulation, where the egg is completed.

Oviduct

300

This prevents loss of moisture and carbon dioxide from the eggs and keeps the eggs from picking up odors or undesirable flavors.  

Egg carton (often made from paper pulp or foam)

400

An easy way to compare the price of eggs with other protein foods

Price Per Pound

500

The Be Food Safe and Fight Bac! programs of the Partnership are based on four simple steps:

Clean
Separate
Cook
Chill

D

100

Which essential vitamin and mineral is the largest daily value (actually 23 percent) of the egg?

Choline

200

Laying of the hen's egg is known as

oviposition

300

Pasteurized egg shells must remain _______

refrigerated

400

What is the rate of egg contamination for Salmonella bacteria?

1 in 20,000 eggs

500

Do organic or conventional layer feeds include hormones?

No, all hormones in layer feed are prohibited -- whether they're on an organic farm or not.

E

100

True or False: You don't need to cook omelette fillings before the eggs

False: The folded and beaten eggs in omelettes cook quickly, so you must cook the omelette fillings first.

200

Release of the egg yolk from the hen's ovary

Ovulation

300

Packing machines place this part of the egg up in the carton to center the yolks.

The large end goes up.

400

The nutrient content of eggs in not affected by whether or not the feed ration is _____.

organic

500

Maximum production of top-quality eggs starts with this type of closely controlled program

breeding program (Note: the White Leghorn dominates today's egg industry)