Pasture-raised eggs are nutritionally different from conventional eggs, not just ethically different.
A hen eating grass, insects, and foraging in sunlight produces a fundamentally different egg than one eating corn in a warehouse.
What changes in the egg:
- 4 times more Vitamin D
- 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
- Higher Vitamin E and beta-carotene
- A more favorable omega-6 to omega-3 ratio
- Deeper orange yolk that signals higher antioxidant content
Look for the Certified Humane or Animal Welfare Approved seal. The yolk color will confirm it immediately.