Are you an 'eggs'pert? A dozen egg facts you should know.

• Worldwide, approximately 1.2 trillion eggs are produced for eating every year. The average person consumes 173 eggs a year.

• An average hen lays 300 to 325 eggs a year.

• To produce an egg, it takes a hen 24-26 hours.

• Egg yolks are a good source of natural vitamin D.

• A large egg contains only 70 calories and 5 grams of fat.

• Yolk color purely depends on the diet of the hen.

• Eggs provide the highest quality protein, which is necessary to help maintain muscle function and slow the rate of muscle loss.

• To tell if an egg is raw or hard, spin it! If the egg spins easily, it is cooked. If it wobbles, it is raw.

• Eggs age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in a refrigerator.

• As a hen grows older, it produces larger eggs. 
• The hundred folds in a chef's toque (that tall, pleated hat) represent the hundred ways to cook an egg.
• Egg protein has the perfect amount of amino acids needed by humans to build tissues. It is second only to mother’s milk for human nutrition.

Be sure to scramble, boil, fry or poach an egg today and join us in celebrating World Egg Day!

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