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Medium white eggs in carton. Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. The egg shell constitutes 8–9% of the weight of the egg (calculated from data in Table 2, F. H. Harms). [1] A scale for grading eggs. An egg scale that was patented in 1924
Ostrich eggs are the largest of all eggs, [4] though they are actually the smallest eggs relative to the size of the adult bird — on average they are 15 cm (5.9 in) long, 13 cm (5.1 in) wide, and weigh 1.4 kilograms (3.1 lb), over 20 times the weight of a chicken's egg and only 1 to 4% the size of the female. [5]
Eggs of any quality grade may differ in weight (size). Grade AA and Grade A eggs are best for frying and poaching, where appearance is important. U.S. Grade AA Eggs have whites that are thick and firm; have yolks that are high, round, and practically free from defects; and have clean, unbroken shells. U.S. Grade A
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Small quantities of salt and spices are generally measured by volume worldwide, as few households have sufficiently precise balances to measure by weight. In most countries, meat is described by weight or count: "a 2 kilogram chicken"; "four lamb chops". Eggs are usually specified by count.
Egg size tends to be proportional to the size of the adult bird, [citation needed] from the half gram egg of the bee hummingbird to the 1.5 kg egg of the ostrich. Kiwis have disproportionately large eggs, up to 20% of the female's body weight. [18]