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**Title:** Choosing the Best Eggs: Cracking Down on Labels
**Key Points:**
1. **Egg Labels Debunked:**
* "Caged" eggs: 90% of US eggs, poor conditions, GMO feed.
* "Cage-Free" and "Free-Range" eggs: misleading labels, similar conditions to caged eggs.
2. **Recommended Choice:**
* "Pasture-Raised" eggs: chickens roam outdoors, eat natural food, better taste, and nutrition.
3. **Nutritional Comparison:**
* Pasture-Raised eggs have 21x more Omega-3s and 7x more Vitamin E than factory-farmed eggs.
4. **Finding Quality Eggs:**
* Check certifications (e.g., Certified Humane).
* Use online resources (e.g., Cornucopia Institute's Egg Scorecard).
* Opt for local farmers' market eggs for best taste and value.
**Top Pick:** Vital Farms eggs (nationally available, high-quality, certified humane, pasture-raised)
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, without opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentences:
**Egg Production and Labeling**
1. 90% of eggs sold in the country come from caged hens.
2. Caged hens have less than one square foot to move around.
3. Caged hens eat a feed of GMO soy and corn.
4. "Cage-free" hens may still have less than one square foot to roam.
5. "Cage-free" hens often never go outside and eat a diet of GMO soy and corn.
6. "Free-range" labeling does not ensure hens go outside; they may only have access to a small door.
**Chicken Diet and Nutrition**
7. Chickens are not supposed to eat grains; their natural diet consists of bugs, worms, and grass.
8. GMO soy and corn are grown with pesticides that can harm insects.
9. Pasture-raised chickens eat bugs, worms, grass, and may receive supplemental feed.
**Pasture-Raised Eggs**
10. Pasture-raised chickens have at least 108 square feet of space.
11. Pasture-raised eggs have a more vibrant, orange yolk compared to regular eggs.
12. The shells of pasture-raised eggs are sturdy and rigid, unlike regular eggs which are soft and brittle.
**Nutritional Comparison**
13. A study by Mother Earth News found Joel Salatin's pasture-raised eggs have:
* 21 times more omega-3s than factory-farmed eggs.
* 7 times more vitamin E than factory-farmed eggs.
14. The cost per omega-3 and vitamin E is lower in pasture-raised eggs, despite a higher total cost.
**Certifications and Brands**
15. The Cornucopia Institute has an organic egg scorecard with 28 evaluation factors.
16. Vital Farms eggs are certified humane and considered a high-quality, commercially available option.
17. Certain store brands (e.g., Whole Foods' 365, Trader Joe's, Walmart) rank low on the Cornucopia Institute's scorecard.