Shell color has little relationship to egg quality, flavor, nutritive value, cooking characteristics or shell strength.
- Dr. Bart Slaugh, Ph.D., Eggland's Best Website
According to Eggland's Best (an egg distributor found in your local grocery)
"Hens with white feathers (such as White Leghorns) lay white eggs and hens with reddish brown feathers (such as Rhode Island Reds) lay brown eggs."
Fun Fact About Brown Eggs: "The color of brown eggs is a natural pigment placed by the hen on the surface of the shell during the final stages of egg formation. From the inside, the shell appears white. The outer shell color can vary from light to dark brown, depending on the breed of the hen and also on individual hen characteristics."
So what DO you pay attention to when it comes to selecting the right egg for your diet?
Omega-3 is always a great place to start!
If you're doing a raw/organic diet you'll want free-range or cage-free eggs.
I've seen my fair share of brown eggs that are suitable for the raw/organic diet but I have yet to run across a brand that offers cage-free or free-range white eggs. That's just my observation though.
At the end of the day, shell color has nothing to do with the actual benefits of the egg you consume. Just like people, the important part of the egg lies in the inside and it doesn't matter what color is on the outside. Don't judge an egg by it's color, judge it by what's inside 😉
So many puns and wordplay in this, it's egg-hausting! Ok, I'm done. I hope this helped answer the burning question. Any further questions or additional info you think I should add feel free to drop me a line and let me know!