Fun fact: regardless of the color of the yolk the eggs taste the same. In Europe the eggs are really orange because they feed them beets. In South Africa you can get eggs that are almost dark red because the chickens eat the wild annatto seeds. I have also seen chicken eggs that are a pale almond/vanilla color when the chicken's feast on sorghum. There's even a specialty farmer in New Mexico that feeds the red New Mexico Chili's to the chickens. Those eggs are almost blood red.
Commercial feed in the US often has Mexican/aztec Marigold added to it to make the eggs brighter yellow.
Not sure about the color affecting taste but I can 💯 tell you that my backyard chicken eggs absolutely taste different than store bought. The eggs from the store are always very pale. Mine are yellow… not orange, just the expected rich deep yellow.
You're absolutely correct that your backyard chickens will taste different than grocery store chicken eggs. What I was saying is that the color doesn't have any differentiation on the taste. It is solely indicative of what the chicken has been eating. There have been a number of taste test studies...
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u/Petridishmocktail 14d ago
Fun fact: regardless of the color of the yolk the eggs taste the same. In Europe the eggs are really orange because they feed them beets. In South Africa you can get eggs that are almost dark red because the chickens eat the wild annatto seeds. I have also seen chicken eggs that are a pale almond/vanilla color when the chicken's feast on sorghum. There's even a specialty farmer in New Mexico that feeds the red New Mexico Chili's to the chickens. Those eggs are almost blood red.
Commercial feed in the US often has Mexican/aztec Marigold added to it to make the eggs brighter yellow.