i recently went down an egg rabbit hole and found this useful infographic on what the different labels mean.
Essentially, bio eggs come from chicken with the largest access to land (5 square meters per chicken).
Therefore, we can assume that they produce the healthiest eggs compared to the other farm styles. This is definitely simplified as other factors play a role as well, however if you want to buy eggs with the best nutrition, your best bet are bio eggs…maybe a duh moment.
https://i.redd.it/fzcyhmlhmkrg1.png
Posted by Allesmoeglichee
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thank you
I didn’t know the measurements and the graphic is useful
what this graphic does not show is that they put all the male chickens into a shredder. I think they replaced the shredder now with other killing methods but its essentially the same thing still.
this graphic is misleading. The areas are depicted too large in proportion to the size of an actual chicken, leading people to believe the chicken has lived on a lot more outdoor space than it really is, if they buy Bio eggs.
Yeah Bio (ie Organic) in Switzerland (and in Europe) is a bit more than just “not use scary products” like it is often portrait online.
It has a lot of additional elements around the whole environment.
Additionally, imported eggs will follow the same labels (in theory there’s always risks of stuff being cheated, like the horse meat scandal situation, but it’s not really possible for us as consummer to really know that.
thats 2.5m2 per animal?
Also hens from Bio eggs suffer a lot, most of them have had broken bones
[https://www.watson.ch/wissen/schweiz/651338063-schock-studie-der-uni-bern-97-prozent-aller-legehennen-haben-gebrochene-knochen](https://www.watson.ch/wissen/schweiz/651338063-schock-studie-der-uni-bern-97-prozent-aller-legehennen-haben-gebrochene-knochen)
As someone who only buys bio eggs, it is a stretch to assume that those eggs are “healthier” than others. Without proper data, that stinks of believing what you wish were true.
Having said that, I buy them because I want the animals to have a decent life, and this helps, even if only a little bit.
the picture is a bit misleading, as a chicken’s Standfläche is about 0.08m2 (20 x 40cm). auf 5m2 bezogen, wäre dies ein Rechteck von ca. 1.6 x 3.2m. Schaut man sich das abgebildete Huhn ab und wäre es 40cm lang ist die abgebildete lange Seite viel zu gross ….
But doesn’t change the fact, that eggs with bio / organic label are the preferable choice!
Not really a rabbit hole research. Start with that this image is from Bio Suisse itself, which is heavily biased of course.
If you are interested in the differences between labels I can recommend this website: https://essenmitherz.ch/labels-eier/
Is it a law in Switzerland that requires a minimum of 5m² per chicken, as opposed to the 2.5m² for free-range farming?
And does law is well respected?
I buy demeter eggs and milk, I read they care for the animals after they are done working.