eggs

[MomOBrien]

I have a question about eggs. This may sound like a dumb question and probably I missed something in high school along the way. Why is it that you find spots of blood in organic eggs more often than regular store brand eggs? I try to buy organic when I can, but this kinda grosses me out. I usually don't let my kids see me crack the eggs just in case because they probably wouldn't eat them if they saw it. Why?

[CherryBomb]

It's because the eggs are fresher than the regular store eggs. The bloods spots are due to a rupture or some kind of accident in the oviduct (it has nothing to do with fertilization). In regular store eggs, they sit so long that water from the albumen dilutes the blood spot. Blood spots are uncommon, but if you get one, it just means the egg is fresh enough it hasn't been diluted. You're also more likely to get blood spots from brown eggs (the hens are predisposed to producing more eggs with blood spots, and they're harder to see when candling- usually blood spots are caught with candling and then disposed of).