How come there is blood in the eggs I make?

Some of the eggs sold on the market now are not what people want to eat, because there may be fake eggs on the market that have the same price as real ones, but there are differences between real and fake ones. Some are artificially made. When buying eggs, people should buy more eggs from farmers. Eggs laid by your own chickens are relatively safe. So why are there blood in the eggs laid by your own chickens?

This kind of egg with blood is called a "blood spot egg". "Blood spots" come from minor bleeding in the hen's ovaries or fallopian tubes. The blood seeps onto the yolk and is wrapped into the egg, forming a "blood spot egg". There is no problem in eating eggs after processing and cooking.

If it is a fertilized egg and contains disc-shaped blood circles or blood vessel-like blood threads, it may be a chick that has begun to hatch. This bloody egg caused by the death of the embryonic disc during hatching is called a "blood circle egg".

Eggs are food that we eat almost every day. They are delicious and nutritious. However, when eating eggs, we always encounter some special situations from time to time. Can the eggs still be eaten in these situations?

1. If there is blood in the egg, can I still eat it?

This kind of egg with blood streaks is called a "blood spotted egg". "Blood spots" come from minor bleeding in the hen's ovaries or fallopian tubes. The blood seeps onto the yolk and is wrapped into the egg, forming a "blood spot egg". As long as such eggs are processed and cooked, they can be eaten safely.

2. If there are small black or brown spots inside the eggs, can I still eat them?

Similar to "blood spot eggs", this type of egg is called "meat spot eggs". "Meat spots" are epithelial tissue or other foreign matter that falls off from the hen's oviduct. They are wrapped into the egg when the egg white is formed. They often appear in some low-producing young hens. As long as this kind of eggs are cooked and eaten, they will not have any effect on your health.

3. When I open the egg, the yolk is scattered. Is it a fake egg?

The yolk membrane is the cell membrane of the egg cell in the egg. The yolk membrane of fresh eggs has good strength and toughness. The reason why the yolk falls apart as soon as the egg is opened is probably because the egg has been left for too long and the toughness of the yolk membrane has decreased.

4. Is it true that egg yolk is bad for the human body and we should eat less of it, while egg white should be eaten more?

Nutritionally speaking, egg yolk is much richer than egg. Egg white is mainly protein and water, while egg yolk is rich in various proteins, minerals, vitamins, fats and other nutrients. The lecithin in it is very beneficial to human health.

Although egg yolks contain beneficial high-density cholesterol and the low-density cholesterol that people are afraid of, high-density cholesterol will eliminate the adverse effects of low-density cholesterol. For healthy people, moderate intake of egg yolks has more benefits than disadvantages. Egg yolks are also healthy as long as they are consumed in appropriate amounts.