Chicken egg sizes
Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales.
The egg shell constitutes about 13% of the weight of the egg.
United States of America
The United States Department of Agriculture sizing is based by weight per dozen.[1] The most common U.S. size of chicken egg is 'Large' and is the egg size commonly referred to for recipes.
The following egg masses including shell have been calculated on the basis of the USDA sizing:
| butt
bj (blue jacket) |
Mass per egg | Cooking Yield (Volume)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Jumbo | Greater than 2.5 oz. or 70.9 g | |
| Very Large or Extra-Large (XL) | Greater than 2.25 oz. or 63.8 g | 56 ml (4 tbsp) |
| Large (L) | Greater than 2 oz. or 56.7 g | 46 ml (3.25 tbsp) |
| Medium (M) | Greater than 1.75 oz. or 49.6 g | 43 ml (3 tbsp) |
| Small (S) | Greater than 1.5 oz. or 42.5 g | |
| Peewee | Greater than 1.25 oz. or 35.4 g |
Canada
In Canada, modern egg sizes are defined as follows:
| Size | Mass per egg |
|---|---|
| Jumbo | 70 g or more |
| Extra Large | 63-70 g |
| Large | 56-63 g |
| Medium | 49-56 g |
| Small | 42-49 g |
| Peewee | Less than 41 g |
Europe
In Europe, modern egg sizes are defined as follows.[4]
| Size | Mass per egg |
|---|---|
| Very large | 73 g and over |
| Large | 63-73 g |
| Medium | 53-63 g |
| Small | 53 g and under |
Australia
In Australia, the Australian Egg Corporation defines the following sizes in its labeling guide.[5]
| Size | Mass per egg |
|---|---|
| King‐size | 70.0g – 78.0g |
| Jumbo | 66.7g – 70.0g |
| Extra-Large | 58.3g – 66.6g |
| Large | 50.0g – 58.2g |
| Medium | 42.0g – 49.9g |
In Western Australia, two additional sizes are also standardized by the Golden Eggs Corporation[6]
| Mega or XXXL | 72 g |
|---|---|
| Medium | 43 g |
New Zealand
In New Zealand sizes are based on the minimum mass per egg:[7]
| Size | Minimum mass per egg |
|---|---|
| 8 (Jumbo) | 68 g |
| 7 (Large) | 62 g |
| 6 (Standard) | 53 g |
| 5 (Medium) | 44 g |
| 4 (Pullet) | 35 g |
| Size | Mass |
|---|---|
| Size 0 | Greater than 75g |
| Size 1 | 70 g - 75 g |
| Size 2 | 65 g - 70 g |
| Size 3 | 60 g - 65 g |
| Size 4 | 55 g - 60 g |
| Size 5 | 50 g - 55 g |
| Size 6 | 45 g - 50 g |
| Size 7 | less than 45 g |
References
- ↑ "Sizing of Eggs". USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ↑ "What to Do With Egg Whites". http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/. Retrieved 2008-01-13. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ Source: Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
- ↑ UNECE Standard EGG-1 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of eggs-in-shell (PDF) (Report). United Nations. 2010. p. 9. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ↑ Egg Labelling Guide December 2010
- ↑ "Golden Eggs Western Australia Product Range". Goldeneggs.com.au. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ↑ "Egg Quality". Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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