How big is your appetite?
FARMER BROWN eggs come in three grades - 6’s, 7’s and 8’s. To make choosing easy, our packs are colour coded by grade. To comply with the Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand Code of Practice 2002, eggs must equal or exceed the minimum weight for each grade as listed below.
|
Egg Size |
Minimum Weight Per Egg |
|
Medium (6) |
53g |
|
Large (7) |
62g |
|
Jumbo (8) |
68g |
Most baking recipes call for larger Grade 7 eggs. If you find you don't have the correct size egg in the house, then use this handy substitution chart.
So, for example, if a recipe calls for 6 Medium eggs, you can use 5 Large or 4 Jumbo eggs if those are to hand.
|
Medium(6) |
Large(7) |
Jumbo(8) |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 5 |
|
Egg size |
Whole |
Whites |
Yolks |
|
Medium(6) |
5 | 8 | 16 |
|
Large(7) |
5 | 7 | 14 |
|
Jumbo(8) |
4 | 5 | 11 |