Real vs fake Eggs. How to spot organic chicken eggs from synthetic / non-organic ones

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00:00 - Intro
00:19 - The egg surface
01:41 - The smell test
02:11 - The shake test
02:46 - The gentle tap test
03:25 - The egg inside
04:29 - The pinch test
05:24 - The shell crack test
05:58 - The burn test
06:53 - The water test


Consumers can find out if the egg is genuine by simply dipping the shell pieces of suspected fake (or plastic) egg in strong acids (like 2N hydrochloric acid). Calcium carbonate, being the major component of egg shells, will dissolve the shells in the acid.

How do you tell if the eggs are real?
First, fill a bowl or glass with about four inches of cold water and gently place your egg(s) inside. Very fresh eggs will sink to the bottom and lay on their sides. If an egg stays at the bottom but stands on its small end, it's still acceptable to eat; just not quite as fresh.

What do real eggs look like?
Fresh eggs will have a bright yellow or orange yolk, where the egg white is slightly stiff and sits up around the yolk. The white of a not-so-fresh egg will be more flat and spread out.

What are the ingredients in fake eggs?
Egg Replacer is a mixture of "potato starch, tapioca flour, leavening (calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, cream of tartar), cellulose gum, modified cellulose".

How do you verify eggs?
If your eggs sink to the bottom and lie flat on their sides, they are very fresh. If your eggs stand on one end at the bottom, they are a few weeks old, but still fine to eat. If your eggs float to the surface, they are no longer fresh.

Why do my eggs look like plastic?
Here's Why Your Fried Eggs Look Like Plastic
You're overcooking your eggs. Plastic-looking fried eggs are so common among home cooks that there have been numerous Reddit threads created just to discuss the issue. According to commenters, the reason your eggs are getting that not-so-appealing sheen is that you're overcooking the eggs.

Are floating eggs OK?

Simply fill a bowl with cold tap water and place your eggs in it. If they sink to the bottom and lay flat on one side, they are fresh and good to eat. A bad egg will float because of the large air cell that forms at its base. Any floating eggs should be thrown out.

REAL EGGS HAVE A RAW SMELL WHILE FAKE EGGS ARE ODOURLESS.
7. Know that you are frying a fake egg if the yolk spreads without you touching it.

8. Put the shell in fire. If the egg is fake, the shell will catch fire or start melting with a plastic-like odour coming out of it.