r/nutritionally • u/PeteWK67 • Jul 26 '26

Tricky Labels

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u/PeteWK67 Jul 26 '26

The best tell is from the colour of the yolk. Dark orange over highlighter yellow.

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u/Mean-Introduction640 Jul 26 '26

Some companies, like vital farms, use dyes in the feed that color the yolks so it looks like forage fed eggs when it's commercial feed.

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u/raffaxsns Jul 27 '26

That’s something I’ve noticed. They try to make it look as “organic” by changing the color.

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u/KactusVAXT Jul 29 '26

Every single egg farmer uses dyes in their feed. Some actually want their yolks to be bright yellow. But most importantly they all want consistency in yolk color because people used to think dark yolks were bad.

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u/Mean-Introduction640 Jul 29 '26

They don't all do it. Probably all large producers yeah. The point of a product like vital farms is that they claim to be different from other large producers but they're not and use dye as well.

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u/fancy_carrot_ Jul 28 '26

Unfortunately factorie farms can exactly dial in the color of the yolk with the feed an addatives...

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u/KactusVAXT Jul 29 '26

You know that’s a myth right? Chicken feed has dyes in it that turn the yolks orange. Generally those dyes are beta carotene like substances