This is inter-egg-sting news.
Raise your hand if you think eggs are the most amazing breakfast, lunch, and dinner food.
THAT WAS A TRICK QUESTION. Every hand should be raised because eggs are obviously the greatest.
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ANYWAY. Did all of you egg-lovers know that chickens are fed yellow things to give egg yolks that beautiful ~sunny~ color?!?!
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Yup! Egg yolk color is dependent on a hen's diet. I'd like to say it's from the power of egg magic — because, again, eggs are fantastic — but it really boils down to science.
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Certain plants contain yellow-orange pigments called xanthophylls. After being eaten by the chicken, these pigments are deposited in the egg yolk, resulting in a sunny-yellow color!
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