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Old 07-31-2005, 02:36 PM
EricT EricT is offline
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Originally Posted by verbatimreturned
the difference between organic and commercial i think is commercial the chickens are kept in cages and organic they are free range and theres no pesticides or steriods used on the chickens so its healthier for you. but of course organic is more expensive than commercial
Yep. And the different ratios in fats would be based on the different kind of things they were fed. Chickens fed vegetarian feeds would have more omegas than chickens fed with mixtures of grains and leftover chicken parts, bone meal, etc.

A different ratio is gonna come from every farm, there's no constant ratio between commercial and organic, only averages. Organic farm eggs do taste better (if they're really farm eggs) and should be better for you, but they're way more expensive.

There's actually a brand in my grocery store now where the chickens are fed special feeds so the eggs have a lot more omega 3's. But they taste like crap.

If you have a farmer's market anywhere near you, that can be a good place to get actual organic farm eggs and they'll usually be about half the price.
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