It can be surprising to crack open an egg and see a bright orange yolk instead of the expected pale yellow, or vice versa.

The color of an egg yolk, whether it is orange or yellow, is determined mainly by the hen's diet and living conditions. While ...

But what does it mean? Are egg yolks like lettuce, where a darker color indicates more nutrients? Fox News Digital spoke to an egg expert to crack the case. The color of a chicken yolk ...

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 ...

Aa Aa Aa Evolutionary processes have generated diverse color patterns of avian feathers, skin patches, and egg shells, which perform countless functions, including mimicry, crypsis, prey detection ...

The shells vary as well. Unlike yolks, the color of a shell has nothing to do with the nutritional value of the egg, said Steele. The color is "purely based on the breed of chicken," Steele said.

From Grades to ‘Pasture-Raised’ There are a lot of possibilities when it comes to egg yolk color. “Egg yolk color can range anywhere from almost white to a blood-red color,” says Richard Blatchford, ...

Yolks are not the only thing that come in different colors. The shells vary as well. Unlike yolks, the color of a shell has nothing to do with the nutritional value of the egg, said Steele.