Green-shell eggs: nutritional value and market prices, how much per jin?

Green-shell eggs, also known as black-boned chicken eggs, are laid by Jiangxi Five-Black chickens and Three Gorges Black chickens. The eggshell is green, and they are a rare top-grade delicacy in the world. So, what nutrition do these green-shell eggs have? How much per jin? How is the market?

1. What nutrition do green-shell eggs have?

The main nutrients in green-shell eggs, selenium, zinc and iodine, are 3-6 times higher than in ordinary eggs, the cholesterol content is 20% lower, and the protein content is 12.7% higher. They are also rich in lecithin, cephalin, sphingomyelin, high-density lipoprotein, vitamins A, B, C and E, and trace elements, among which the vitamin E content is 2-3 times higher than in ordinary eggs, and they are rich in various amino acids essential to the human body. They are an ideal natural health food, high in vitamins, trace elements and amino acids and low in cholesterol and fat.

2. How much are green-shell eggs per jin?

At present, the price of green-shell eggs on the market is 30-50 yuan/jin, and they are sold in supermarkets in large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with supply somewhat tight.

3. How is the market for green-shell eggs?

After all, eggs are a mass consumer product in our country, and market demand is enormous. It is believed that as more people begin to raise green-shell laying hens, more and more green-shell eggs will reach markets in various places, and by then the price will also fall to a level affordable for mass consumption, and the many benefits of green-shell eggs will also be recognized by more and more people. The arrival of green-shell eggs has provided a way out for many laying hen producers to switch to new varieties, and has also provided potential business opportunities for many investors.

At present, green-shell laying hens on the market fall into three types:

(1) Partridge-feather type: lays more than 200 eggs a year, the eggs are light green, and when the hen no longer lays, it can still be sold as a free-range chicken for a good price.

(2) Black-feather type: lays about 200 eggs a year, the eggs are light green, with a red comb, black feathers and white meat, and when it no longer lays it can be sold as a black free-range chicken.

(3) Five-Black-One-Green type: the eggs are a deeper green, and the laying hen fully has the characteristics of the Black Phoenix black-boned chicken (black feathers, black comb, black meat, black feet, black internal organs). It belongs to the currently popular black foods, with notable functions such as nourishing the liver and kidneys, greatly tonifying qi and blood, and regulating menstruation and stopping leukorrhea, and is known as a “medicinal chicken”. When it no longer lays eggs, it can be sold for a good price.

Some experts predict that green-shell laying hens will be unable to meet market demand within ten years, and will gradually replace ordinary poultry eggs, with huge market potential and very attractive breeding prospects.

At present, the national average number of laying hens raised in each city (county) has exceeded 1 million, basically saturated, and breeders can no longer profit, and in recent years many laying hen producers have been on a downward path. The price of ordinary eggs has dropped again and again, to the edge of cost. So all you chicken farmers, seize this new business opportunity quickly.