Chicken Egg Quality Keeps Improving Year After Year
Chicken egg quality has improved a lot since the 1980s. Learn how better layer feed cut saturated fat by almost 25 percent and added more vitamin D.
Did you know? The eggs produced by today's laying hens are far better and healthier than the eggs produced about 30 (thirty) years ago. This steady improvement comes down to the quality of the feed given to layer chickens, which has gotten better year after year. These changes in chicken farming feed for layers are what have improved egg production in both quality and quantity.
When it comes to nutrition, eggs are hard for any other food to beat. That is why eggs are classified as a superfood: they offer the body many benefits as a rich source of protein and can improve brain function. With layer farms producing better eggs than ever, they are expected to deliver major health benefits.
A study of laying hen production found that feed quality is one of the reasons egg quality has changed. Laying hens given good, superior feed produce high-quality eggs that are low in fat and saturated cholesterol. This is because today's high-quality layer feed helps hens absorb vitamin D and other key nutrients faster.
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Egg production from laying hens in the 1980s was arguably no better than today's, because farmers generally fed their flocks only a mix of bran and wheat. Today's laying hens, by contrast, eat feed with high nutritional content, so the eggs they produce are better and healthier to eat. Layer feed is also easier to get now that commercially produced feed is widely available from manufacturers that consistently maintain their production quality.
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Research in the United Kingdom found that today's chicken eggs contain, on average, almost 25 percent less saturated fat than the eggs from laying hens sold in the 1980s. The saturated fat in chicken eggs is closely linked to human heart health. Besides being lower in saturated fat, today's eggs have a better nutritional profile, with more vitamin D and less fat, cholesterol and calories. Large amounts of cholesterol can impair organ function because they can clog the arteries. This close link to human health is what drove the changes in layer feed quality.
Layer feed manufacturers keep innovating every year to improve the quality of the feed they produce. By blending a range of vitamins and other key nutrients into layer feed, they aim to produce healthier, more nutritious eggs in good quantities as well.
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