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8answers
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Are egg shells a bio available form of calcium?
so is it? how bioavailable is it?
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11answers
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Does the color of egg yolks mean anything nutritionally?
I have two sources for pastured eggs. One source is exclusively from a red feathered breed--all the eggs are brown and have a deep yellow colored yolk. This yellow color is marke …
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5answers
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Eating egg shells
So, I probably don't get enough calcium when not eating canned salmon from TJs. Most days I get ~30% rda if lucky, so I would like to incorporate egg shells. They are 95-97% calciu …
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9answers
636 views
What do you do with your egg shells?
Eat them? Compost them? Throw them away?
I would appreciate knowing why you make that decision too.
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10answers
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Anyone eat egg shells?
I was making a shake (I usually go with some raw eggs, protein powder, pure cocoa, and cinnamon) and half my egg shell fell in. Instead of digging it out of the mess I left it in …
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3answers
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Do chickens need to eat eggshells?
My brother told me he heard that chickens need to eat the eggshells to keep producing eggs.
I found it odd. I could see that eating eggshells could produce healthier/stronger eggs …
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3answers
478 views
Did any culture eat egg shells?
I have been thinking about supplementing my calcium intake with egg shells but it worries me that I can't find any examples where they were eaten traditionally. Are there any examp …
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4answers
511 views
Dissolving eggshells using X solution?
I intend to use eggshells to make my own calcium supplement. I read somewhere that eggshells submerged in acetic acid yield calcium acetate. Is this true? And if so, would submergi …