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Article: Egg Outlook is Sunny Side Up.(Egg Nutrition Center)
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- Prepared Foods
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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Changes in consumer perception have boosted egg consumption and usage in the food industry.
In food production, the incredible edible egg performs a variety of functions and is vital in the success of many products. The roles eggs play in food manufacturing are expanding in several food categories. Food companies increasingly recognize the nutritional and functional values of the egg, which is making a comeback after years of a bad cholesterol stigma.
Egg Options
Food manufacturers choose between dried, liquid, and frozen egg products available in whole egg, yolks, and whites. "There was a time when a quality and functional distinction existed ...