Cage Free & Organic Egg Varieties
Eggland's Best has now added two additional varieties. Eggland's Best Cage Free and Eggland's Best Organic, both of which are brown eggs, with all the nutritional benefits present in all Eggland's Best eggs.
As with all Eggland’s Best eggs, our Cage Free and Organic hen diet consists of healthy grains with no animal fat, no animal byproducts, and no recycled or processed food. It contains no added hormones, antibiotics, or steroids. The hens that lay our Organic eggs are fed only a certified organic version of Eggland's Best's patented feed.
Q. What does “cage free” mean?
A. The hens selected to lay Eggland’s Best Cage Free eggs are not kept in cages and are free to roam. The hens are provided with sunlight, shade, shelter, an exercise area, fresh air, and are protected from predators.
Q. What does Organic mean?
A. Eggland’s Best Organic brown eggs come from cage free hens that are fed a certified organic version of the patented, all-natural, all-vegetarian Eggland’s Best hen feed.
Q. What does the USDA Organic Seal signify?
A. The USDA Organic Seal tells consumers that Eggland’s Best eggs are certified organic by agencies accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In order to qualify for USDA organic certification, the grains used for our hens’ diets must be produced on land that has been free from the use of toxic and persistent chemical pesticides and fertilizers for a minimum of three years. Genetically engineered crops are not permitted and hens must be maintained without hormones, antibiotics, and other intrusive drugs. Eggland’s Best Organic eggs exceed USDA organic standards of production.
Q. Do these eggs differ nutritionally from other Eggland’s Best eggs?
A. Eggland’s Best Cage Free eggs and Eggland’s Best Organic eggs have the same superior nutritional benefits of the original Eggland’s Best eggs. The hens are fed Eggland’s Best’s patented hen feed and the eggs are produced to the same superior quality standards of all Eggland’s Best eggs.
Q. Why are these eggs brown?
A. Most laying hens in the U.S. are Single-Comb White Leghorns, which produce a white-shelled egg. Eggland’s Best Cage-Free and Eggland’s Best Organic are brown-shelled eggs that come from special breeds of hens, such as the Rhode Island Reds, which produce a brown egg, and are well adapted to the cage-free environment.
Q. Are brown eggs different nutritionally?
A. There are no nutritional differences between the white and brown Eggland’s Best eggs.
Q. Are the plastic and foam egg cartons recyclable?
A. Yes. Click here for more information on package recycling.