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The presence of fake eggs in local markets is really shocking. This makes us think more about eggs at the grocery store because we don't want to be tricked into buying fake eggs. They appear to have the same shape as we were told. But consuming fake eggs can be life-threatening as it can kill children and seriously endanger the health of people of all ages. The fake eggs are reportedly produced in China and exported in large quantities to countries such as India, Bangladesh, and Thailand. Fake eggs contain food coloring and many other chemicals such as sodium alginate, alum, gelatin, calcium chloride, paraffin, gypsum powder, and water. The shell of the egg is made of calcium carbonate. Because of this chemical combination present in these eggs, they are called chemical eggs. But these fake eggs look like chicken eggs, so it's easy to trick them into buying them. And due to the presence of harmful chemicals like calcium alginate, fake eggs cannot be eaten as they are harmful to our bodies. Most people don't even realize they've bought fake eggs and eat them regularly. However, few complain that the eggs they buy taste like plastic when boiled. Ingestion of fake eggs can cause serious health problems, including nerve cell damage, brain damage, liver damage, and metabolic disorders.
Imagine yourself in your warm kitchen, about to prepare a delicious omelete. You break an egg into the pan, but there seems to be a problem. The egg white spreads in an unusual way, and the yolk splits. Your first experience with a phony egg may be with this one. In the food industry, "counterfeit" or fake eggs are a serious problem. These fake eggs are produced to look like real eggs, taking advantage of naïve buyers. But don't panic; we're here to give you the best advice on spotting these impostors.
How to identify fake eggs
Not long ago, it was discovered that fake eggs were being produced and sold on the market. Be careful when buying eggs, don't buy fake ones!
Fake eggshells are made of calcium carbonate. Egg yolks and egg whites are made from sodium alginate, alum, gelatin, food-grade calcium chloride, as well as water and food coloring.
First, pour a certain amount of sodium alginate into hot water to make egg white, and then mix it with gelatin, benzoic acid, alum, and other chemicals to make egg white. Only lemon yellow food coloring is added to the egg yolks.
The egg mixture, created with calcium chloride, enters the mold to form the egg membranes. Eggshells are made of paraffin, gypsum powder, calcium carbonate, and other materials. After opening the egg, the egg white and yolk mix very quickly.
- The shell of a fake egg is slightly lighter than a real egg, but it is not very noticeable.
- When you touch fake eggs with your hands, they feel rougher than real eggs.
- Shaking a fake egg will make some noise as the water overflows from the solids.
- Real eggs smell like raw meat.
- Beat the eggs lightly. Real eggs make a sharper sound than fake eggs.
- The yolk and white will blend together shortly after opening the fake egg. This is because egg yolks and whites are made from the same ingredients.
- When you fry a fake egg, the yolk will fall apart if you don't touch it.
I have not in my life seen one fake egg and I have had eggs almost every day, however, I have not cracked all eggs in China so take my word with a grain of salt. The Chinese egg industry is so heavily regulated and subsidized, it is not an attractive field for counterfeiters.
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