American Eggs!

Marquism123
Marquism123 Posts: 152 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just pure curiosity.... I have noticed on here and from looking at people's diaries a large egg in the US appears to be 70 calories. This seems a generally accepted number. In the UK, a large egg is 103 calories!! Are British eggs bigger than American eggs?! I feel cheated! Does anyone know why this difference?!

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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    Just pure curiosity.... I have noticed on here and from looking at people's diaries a large egg in the US appears to be 70 calories. This seems a generally accepted number. In the UK, a large egg is 103 calories!! Are British eggs bigger than American eggs?! I feel cheated! Does anyone know why this difference?!
    Canadian Grade A large eggs say 70 cals on the box...
    We do have extra large but I don't have the cals. at hand.
  • Marquism123
    Marquism123 Posts: 152 Member
    There must be differences in size classification as I cannot fathom how a US egg can differ in nutritional content than a British one! We have extra large here also, but one of those bad boys will cost you about 120 calories! Is weird
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    There must be differences in size classification as I cannot fathom how a US egg can differ in nutritional content than a British one! We have extra large here also, but one of those bad boys will cost you about 120 calories! Is weird
    My wife is british and says a large egg in the UK is larger, so yes, it's the standard.
  • Marquism123
    Marquism123 Posts: 152 Member
    There must be differences in size classification as I cannot fathom how a US egg can differ in nutritional content than a British one! We have extra large here also, but one of those bad boys will cost you about 120 calories! Is weird
    My wife is british and says a large egg in the UK is larger, so yes, it's the standard.

    Mystery solved!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    A U.S. large egg package says it is 50g. When I weigh a whole egg (with shell) is is between 55-60g. 70 calories.
  • mountaincat4
    mountaincat4 Posts: 17
    I recall reading an article not so long ago about how many foods (as in raw vegies and fruits) (in the USA) have fewer nutrients than they did just 2 decades ago. Maybe that applies to eggs too. Could be what chickens are fed results in differing amounts of nutrients in the egg.

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