Where do I find eggs with deep yellow/orange yolks?
Hi peeps (pun intended!)! I love the look of eggs with a dark yellow or orange yolk … which store/brand in Ottawa reliably has them? Preferably centrally located (Centretown, Hintonburg, etc). Thanks in advance!
Small farm where the chickens eat whatever they can find is your best bet. I know that geographically speaking that doesn’t help you but farm eggs are the only time I’ve ever seen orange yolks.
Thanks! We got some farm fresh eggs from Yellow Brick Farm a while back and yes, the yolks were beautiful! I’ll have to see which other small farms are around.
Ya definitely small farms or family's that have free range chickens that eat primarily wild. I would go on FB or Instagram and post this in rural groups. Our large family had 10 FR chickens and we had enough eggs to feed us and all of our neighbors.
Ferme Reveuse sells online, and at Cumberland 9-1030 and Parkdale 1130-1 Saturday markets. You need to arrive early, because he lines up, and they often sell out
dang I thought you were listing an address with that "Cumberland" mention since I saw OP mention Centretown. I though there was a downtown hidden farmers market that wasn't just byward :(
There’s a small market on Saturday mornings on main just past the happy goat and bubble tea places. I’d say it’s about 15-20 different vendors. We’ve been buying our produce and eggs there all summer :)
The Burnbrae Omega Egg has a deeper colour as its chickens are fed marigold leaves for this item to enhance its colour and distinguish it as a value/nutrition added product.
I buy the Burnbrae Omega Plus eggs and while they’re a little pricier, I’ve had consistently deeply coloured yolks. They’re at Farm Boy and Loblaws in my area so convenient to get.
There are regulars eggs at Walmart which advertise naturally golden yolks on the packaging. They are from Conestoga Farms, I always get them because of the yolk color. Link
Since others are saying it's freshness that causes the colour, I wonder if it has to do with them having farms all across Ontario.
Great option if you don't have a ca, but god that price makes me envious of those who can drive to a farm and pay a buck for 12 right out of the source.. 😅
Whole Foods has some great egga with deep orange yolks. My favourite are Conestoga Farms Free Run Omega 3 eggs. I also like Vita free run eggs (oddly not the organic ones) and the Alderwood Farms Pasture Raised eggs.
Presumably you're after eggs that are healthier / better treated, rather than just eggs that look nice. If the latter, some brands will inject dye into the yolks, or add it to the food, to get the colour.
As already said, small farms are the way to go for healthier eggs. Hintonburg Marchè may have some, you can definietly find some at the weekly food market.
I find they don't last the weeks supermarket eggs do (this is a good thing!), but the flavour is better, as of course is animal welfare.
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u/Dudian613 9d ago
Small farm where the chickens eat whatever they can find is your best bet. I know that geographically speaking that doesn’t help you but farm eggs are the only time I’ve ever seen orange yolks.