Eggs-perts are weighing in on the color of your egg yolk. As Americans down an average of nearly 300 eggs a year, you’ve likely cracked open an egg to see a yolk slightly different than what you’re ...

Buying a carton of eggs from the grocery store usually doesn't pack many surprises — other than the occasional price surge. However, if you went home and cracked open an egg to find its contents are ...

An egg yolk’s color comes predominantly from carotenoids, a group of pigments produced by lots of living things...egg-cept ...

It can be jarring to crack an egg and see a bright orange yolk instead of the expected pale yellow, or vice versa. Americans eat on average nearly 300 eggs a year, making it likely you’ll stare down ...

Talk to a backyard chicken farmer long enough, and you’ll eventually hear about the color of their egg yolks, and how those of the $2-a-dozen commodity eggs literally pale in comparison. You’d think ...

Dear Heloise: I recently bought a dozen eggs, and the yolks were a much deeper yellow — in fact, an almost orange color. Are they OK to eat, or is something wrong with them? — Cassie J., Forest Grove, ...

Deep orange egg yolks are often seen as “better” than pale yellow ones, linked to higher nutrition and better hen care. Research shows orange and yellow yolks have nearly identical nutrient profiles.

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Many companies, including McDonald’s and Kellogg, are purging artificial colors from their foods, but don’t expect your cheeseburgers or cereal to look much different. Colors send important signals ...