PARTS
This is the air-filled pocket between the white and the shell
Air Cell
How is an air cell formed?
As the egg cools, the liquid contents contract more than the shell. The inner shell membrane separates from the outer shell membrane to form the air cell. As the egg ages, moisture and carbon dioxide leave through the pores of the shell, air enters to replace them and the air cell becomes larger.
What is the temperature of the egg and condition of the air cell when the egg is laid?
105deg Fahrenheit and either has no air cell or a very tiny one
What causes the cloudy look in the albumen?
Carbon dioxide
Egg foams are essential for making what?
meringues, puffy omelets, souffles, angel food, and sponge cakes
What is a free or floating air cell?
When the air cell moves from the large end to the uppermost point of the egg as it is rotated.
If the main cell ruptures, resulting in one or more separate air bubbles floating beneath the main air cell, what is this called?
Bubbly air cell
What makes older eggs easier to peel?
The presence of a larger air cell.
Are antibiotics routinely used in the egg industry?
No
This is a tall cake, light in texture and leavened only by beaten egg whites
Angel food cake
What is another name for the egg white?
The albumen
How much of the egg does the albumen make up?
66%
Who is the promotion, education and research organization for the egg industry?
The American Egg Board (AEB)
What does pathogenicity refer to?
an organism's ability to cause disease
When you beat egg whites vigorously, how does their volume change?
After foaming, it increases in volume 6-8 times the amount
As eggs age, how does the albumen change?
It becomes more transparent than fresher eggs.
What are the nutritional values off the albumen?
most of the niacin, riboflavin, magnesium, potassium, sodium, none of the fat
its just 17 calories
How many people sit on the egg board?
18 members and 18 alternates
all are egg producers that have been appointed by the secretary of Agriculture to administer the board for the 48 contiguous states.
What is another name for bird flu and what are the types?
Avian Influenza
HPAI: High Pathogenicity AI (caused by H5 and H7 proteins)
LPAI: Low Pathogenicity AI- all other H proteins cause LPAI --mild diseases
also classified by the proteins on the surface- 16H proteins and 9N proteins for 144 virus combinations
What do you call garlic mayonnaise that is popular in the Provence region of southern France.
Aioli
What color is the albumen
Translucent until it is cooked and then it turns white
This is a protein found in very small amounts in an egg white.
Avidin (0.05%) It is inactivated by heat
How was the Egg Board created?
by a Act of the 93 Congress: The Egg Research and Consumer Information Act
How does the USDA treat a HPAI?
Quarantine and monitor the affected flock and area and surrounding area, eradicate the disease, disinfect the premises and test to make sure the farms free from AI
Under current regulation, eggs from all HPAI-positive flock will be destroyed immediately
What is another name for Angel Pie
Hard or Swiss Meringue