How to Identify Fake Chicken Eggs
Not long ago people discovered fake chicken eggs being
produced and sold in China. So if you are in China be very careful buying eggs,
don’t buy the fake ones!
Fake egg’s shell is made of calcium carbonate. Egg yolk and
egg white are made of sodium alginate, alum, gelatin, eatable calcium chloride
and then add water and food coloring. First pour a set amount of sodium
alginate into warm water and mix it into egg white like shape, then mix it with
gelatin together with benzoic acid, alum and other chemicals to make the egg
white. Egg yolk is just adding lemon yellow food coloring. Together with
calcium chloride to form egg mixture into the mold to produce the egg membrane.
Egg shell is made of paraffin wax, gypsum powder, calcium carbonate and other
materials
Fake egg is full of chemicals, the main ingredient calcium
alginate, at most is a gel. Alum, gelatin etc are only as additives, auxiliary
agents. There are national standards on the use of additives; the amount of
them is clearly defined. In the artificial eggs they have become the major
components; they are not beneficial to the human body. Artificial egg has
little or no nutrition value compare with the real egg.
How to identify fake eggs: After opening the egg, egg white
and egg yolk will soon mix together.
1. Fake egg’s shell is a little shinier than the real egg,
but it is not very noticeable.
2. When touch the fake egg by hand, it feels a little
rougher than the real egg.
3. Shake the fake egg will make some noises, because water
overflows from the solid agent.
4. Real egg smells a little like raw meat.
5. Tap the egg lightly. Real egg makes a more crisp sound
than the fake egg.
6. Shortly after opening the fake egg, egg yolk and egg
white will melt together. This is because the egg yolk and egg white are made
of the same raw materials.
7. When frying a fake egg, the yolk will spread without
being touched.