6 identified parts to an egg

How are eggs quality graded?

Candling (A AA B)

air cell

exchange place for oxygen and carbon dioxide

What determines the color of the egg yolk?

What the chicken is eating

egg yolk

fat in the egg, adds color to baked products

shell

protects yolk and albumen

The nutritional value in eggs

protein, fat, iron, riboflavin, vitamin A

membrane

sac for yolk and albumen to grow in

chalaza

thick bands of albumen; holds the yolk securely

albumen

white part of the egg; protection for the yolk; contain more than 1/2 of the protein in an egg

What determines the color of the egg shell?

The breed of the hen