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White yolk

Nimloth

Senior member
I just came back with a salad from Rebecca's Cafe and one of the eggs that's in it has a white yolk(?!).

This is the first time I see one. Please tell me if it's ok to eat. 🙂
 
linky
The yellow color is due to red, yellow or orange pigments called carotenoids.
One well known carotenoid is beta-carotene, which is a precusor to vitamin A.
There are hundreds of different carotenoids. Carotenoids are found in virtually
all plant parts. Highly colored fruits and vegetables often contain high levels
of carotenoids. Examples include apricots, carrots, tomatoes, peaches and corn.

The main carotenoids in egg yolk are lutein and zeaxanthin.

Plant leaves contain orange to yellow cartenoids that are masked by green
chlorophyll. However, the chlorophyll of deciduous leaves degrades in the fall
and reveals the yellow or orange carotenoids.

Perdue chickens have a yellow skin because their diet includes marigold petals,
which contain carotenoids.

There was probably nothing wrong with the egg. That chicken was probably just vitamin deficient.
 
Originally posted by: Kyteland
http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html
The yellow color is due to red, yellow or orange pigments called carotenoids.
One well known carotenoid is beta-carotene, which is a precusor to vitamin A.
There are hundreds of different carotenoids. Carotenoids are found in virtually
all plant parts. Highly colored fruits and vegetables often contain high levels
of carotenoids. Examples include apricots, carrots, tomatoes, peaches and corn.

The main carotenoids in egg yolk are lutein and zeaxanthin.

Plant leaves contain orange to yellow cartenoids that are masked by green
chlorophyll. However, the chlorophyll of deciduous leaves degrades in the fall
and reveals the yellow or orange carotenoids.

Perdue chickens have a yellow skin because their diet includes marigold petals,
which contain carotenoids.

There was probably nothing wrong with the egg. That chicken was probably just vitamin deficient.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html...you suck and linking
 
Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
Originally posted by: Kyteland
http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html
The yellow color is due to red, yellow or orange pigments called carotenoids.
One well known carotenoid is beta-carotene, which is a precusor to vitamin A.
There are hundreds of different carotenoids. Carotenoids are found in virtually
all plant parts. Highly colored fruits and vegetables often contain high levels
of carotenoids. Examples include apricots, carrots, tomatoes, peaches and corn.

The main carotenoids in egg yolk are lutein and zeaxanthin.

Plant leaves contain orange to yellow cartenoids that are masked by green
chlorophyll. However, the chlorophyll of deciduous leaves degrades in the fall
and reveals the yellow or orange carotenoids.

Perdue chickens have a yellow skin because their diet includes marigold petals,
which contain carotenoids.

There was probably nothing wrong with the egg. That chicken was probably just vitamin deficient.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html...you suck and linking

you suck at typing, nazi 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Nimloth
Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
Originally posted by: Kyteland
http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html
The yellow color is due to red, yellow or orange pigments called carotenoids.
One well known carotenoid is beta-carotene, which is a precusor to vitamin A.
There are hundreds of different carotenoids. Carotenoids are found in virtually
all plant parts. Highly colored fruits and vegetables often contain high levels
of carotenoids. Examples include apricots, carrots, tomatoes, peaches and corn.

The main carotenoids in egg yolk are lutein and zeaxanthin.

Plant leaves contain orange to yellow cartenoids that are masked by green
chlorophyll. However, the chlorophyll of deciduous leaves degrades in the fall
and reveals the yellow or orange carotenoids.

Perdue chickens have a yellow skin because their diet includes marigold petals,
which contain carotenoids.

There was probably nothing wrong with the egg. That chicken was probably just vitamin deficient.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html...you suck and linking

you suck at typing, nazi 🙂


Say what you will on the tennents of National Socialism, but at least it was an ethos.
 
Originally posted by: Nimloth
Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
Originally posted by: Kyteland
http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html
The yellow color is due to red, yellow or orange pigments called carotenoids.
One well known carotenoid is beta-carotene, which is a precusor to vitamin A.
There are hundreds of different carotenoids. Carotenoids are found in virtually
all plant parts. Highly colored fruits and vegetables often contain high levels
of carotenoids. Examples include apricots, carrots, tomatoes, peaches and corn.

The main carotenoids in egg yolk are lutein and zeaxanthin.

Plant leaves contain orange to yellow cartenoids that are masked by green
chlorophyll. However, the chlorophyll of deciduous leaves degrades in the fall
and reveals the yellow or orange carotenoids.

Perdue chickens have a yellow skin because their diet includes marigold petals,
which contain carotenoids.

There was probably nothing wrong with the egg. That chicken was probably just vitamin deficient.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/ar...3/1052707632.Bt.r.html...you suck and linking
you suck at typing, nazi 🙂
lol, not a grammer nazi by any means 😉
 
Hmmm...

Depends on how it smelled. If it passes the smell test, I would take a nibble. If it passes the nibble test, I would probably eat it.

But I don't think I've ever seen one.
 
I actually took a bite and it tasted a little sour, that's why I looked at it. Otherwise I don't usually look at my food when I eat it.
 
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