Even though I'm a seasoned farm girl I have to admit this is my very first time trying...Duck eggs! Don't turn up your nose. I know it sounds weird. That was my initial reaction too, but admit it, it's no weirder than eating a chicken egg if you think about it. We're just accustomed to eating eggs from chickens. Obviously, duck eggs are quite a bit larger than chicken eggs. Here's one beside a large chicken egg. Turns out there actually much healthier than regular chicken eggs too. Here's a couple things I found out about duck eggs from localharvest.org-
1. Duck eggs have twice the nutritional value of a chicken egg and stay fresher longer due to their thicker shell.
2. Duck eggs are richer with more Albumen making cakes and pastries fluffier and richer.
3. Duck Eggs have more Omega 3 fatty acids ..something you can actually see in the salted pickled eggs the Chinese love to eat. Omega 3 is thought to improve everything from Brain health to healthy skin.
4. Duck Eggs are an Alkaline producing food, one of the few foods that leave your body more alkaline which is a great benefit to cancer patients as cancer cells do not thrive in an alkaline environment. Chicken eggs are an acid food leaving your body more acid. ( I was really excited to learn this fact! I had no idea!!)
A lot of people shy away from duck eggs because of their cholesterol content. But, the cholestorol in eggs is actually "good" cholosterol. Here's what I found out from fitday.com-"However, cholesterol is necessary for the healthy functioning of the body and is made by the body in the liver and other organs. The amount of dietary cholesterol in a diet has been found to be less important to blood cholesterol levels than the amount of saturated and trans fats.
While it is true that egg yolk contains a high percentage of fat, it is unsaturated fat which is associated with "good" or HDL cholesterol. LDL is the type of cholesterol that lines blood vessels, whereas HDL cholesterol tends to remove LDL from artery walls and is known as "good" cholesterol. Consuming eggs rather than sources of animal protein which contain saturated fats might actually lower the chances of heart disease.
Multiple studies have shown that there is no risk in eating one to two eggs per day as part of a healthy diet. Even in studies which included individuals who already had elevated LDL cholesterol levels, the risk of heart disease did not increase when they began eating eggs regularly."
So, what did I think? I thought they were delicious! Have you ever tried duck eggs?
1. Duck eggs have twice the nutritional value of a chicken egg and stay fresher longer due to their thicker shell.
2. Duck eggs are richer with more Albumen making cakes and pastries fluffier and richer.
3. Duck Eggs have more Omega 3 fatty acids ..something you can actually see in the salted pickled eggs the Chinese love to eat. Omega 3 is thought to improve everything from Brain health to healthy skin.
4. Duck Eggs are an Alkaline producing food, one of the few foods that leave your body more alkaline which is a great benefit to cancer patients as cancer cells do not thrive in an alkaline environment. Chicken eggs are an acid food leaving your body more acid. ( I was really excited to learn this fact! I had no idea!!)
A lot of people shy away from duck eggs because of their cholesterol content. But, the cholestorol in eggs is actually "good" cholosterol. Here's what I found out from fitday.com-"However, cholesterol is necessary for the healthy functioning of the body and is made by the body in the liver and other organs. The amount of dietary cholesterol in a diet has been found to be less important to blood cholesterol levels than the amount of saturated and trans fats.
While it is true that egg yolk contains a high percentage of fat, it is unsaturated fat which is associated with "good" or HDL cholesterol. LDL is the type of cholesterol that lines blood vessels, whereas HDL cholesterol tends to remove LDL from artery walls and is known as "good" cholesterol. Consuming eggs rather than sources of animal protein which contain saturated fats might actually lower the chances of heart disease.
Multiple studies have shown that there is no risk in eating one to two eggs per day as part of a healthy diet. Even in studies which included individuals who already had elevated LDL cholesterol levels, the risk of heart disease did not increase when they began eating eggs regularly."
So, what did I think? I thought they were delicious! Have you ever tried duck eggs?