- Chicken egg sizes
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Medium white eggs in carton
Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. The United States Department of Agriculture sizing is based by weight per dozen. The most common US size of chicken egg is 'Large' and is the egg size commonly referred to for recipes. The following egg masses have been calculated on the basis of the USDA sizing:
Modern Sizes (USA) Size Mass per egg Cooking Yield (Volume)[1] Jumbo Greater than 2.5 oz. or 71 g Very Large or Extra-Large (XL) Greater than 2.25 oz. or 64 g 56 mL (4 tbsp) Large (L) Greater than 2 oz. or 57 g 46 mL (3.25 tbsp) Medium (M) Greater than 1.75 oz. or 50 g 43 mL (3 tbsp) Small (S) Greater than 1.5 oz. or 43 g Peewee Greater than 1.25 oz. or 35 g In Canada, modern egg sizes are defined as follows:
Modern Sizes (Canada)[2] Size Mass per egg Jumbo 70 g or more Extra Large 63-69 g Large 56-62 g Medium 49-55 g Small 42-48 g Peewee Less than 41 g
In Europe, modern egg sizes are defined as follows:Modern Sizes (Europe) Size Mass per egg Very Large 73 g and over Large 63-73 g Medium 53-63 g Small 53 g and under In Australia, the Australian Egg Corporation defines the following sizes in its labeling guide.[3]
Modern Sizes (Australia) Size Mass per egg Jumbo 68 g Extra-Large 60 g Large 52 g In Western Australia, two additional sizes are also standardized by the Golden Eggs Corporation[4]
Additional Sizes (Western Australia) Mega or XXXL 72 g Medium 43 g In New Zealand sizes are based on the minimum mass per egg:[5]
Modern Sizes (New Zealand) Size Minimum mass per egg 8 (Jumbo) 68 g 7 (Large) 62 g 6 (Standard) 53 g 5 (Medium) 44 g 4 (Pullet) 35 g Traditional Sizes Size Mass Size 0 Greater than 75g Size 1 70 g - 75 g Size 2 65 g - 70 g Size 3 60 g - 65 g Size 4 55 g - 60 g Size 5 50 g - 55 g Size 6 45 g - 50 g Size 7 less than 45 g References
- ^ "What to Do With Egg Whites". http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/. http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/leftovereggwhites.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ Source: Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
- ^ Egg Labelling Guide July 2007[dead link]
- ^ "Golden Eggs Western Australia Product Range". Goldeneggs.com.au. http://www.goldeneggs.com.au/product_range/golden_eggs.html. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Egg Quality". Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand. http://www.eggfarmers.org.nz/egg-quality.asp. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
Categories:- Eggs (food)
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