These days I buy the occasional box of 6 duck eggs. Why? Did you know that duck eggs have nearly 6 times the Vitamin B12 that you find in a chicken egg? They also boast twice the Omega 3's, more than twice the folate, and about twice as much of Vitamins A, E, and B6. A nutritional treasure trove are duck eggs.
Today I had two hard boiled ones for lunch together with a slice of very lean ham and a mixed salad. Delicious!, 😋
I was brought up on a farm and we had a pond with ducks, but never ate their eggs. I thought your post was very interesting, but something was niggling in my mind. Then I found this:
Although duck eggs are healthy, avoid eating more than a single duck egg a day. The excess cholesterol and fat in duck eggs can expose you to health issues like obesity, diabetes and also increase your risk of getting heart disease.
I believe one duck egg contains three times the suggested daily cholesterol limit.
Sorry to be such a spoilsport.
Jean
Gosh your answer surprised me, maybe that’s why they are not readily available.
Yes, I was thinking I was going to be eating duck eggs too, but there was just that little niggle that I recalled from long ago.
I thought it was generally accepted that dietary cholesterol had little or no effect on blood cholesterol. Duck eggs need to be well cooked though as the shells are more porous than hens eggs.
I read that it accounted for only 20% which is why it is near impossible to achieve large reductions by diet alone unless the person was having a cooked breakfast, McD for lunch and a takeaway in the evening...
Hello Jean,
Could you give the reference to your quote please?
The advice about dietary intake of cholesterol is a movable feast.
The advice keeps changing.
I'll have a look and see if I can find it again later. I'm out this morning.
Jean
I think this is it, seems a really long URL. My PC seems to do that a lot lately:
google.com/search?client=av...
No that doesn't take you straight to the comment I saw. It's one that you get by clicking on a down arrow.
Jean, could you provide a peer reviewed research study published in a reputable journal?
Unfortunately I can't open the link you sent.
The quote is from a website written by 2 homesteaders in the US.
learnpoultry.com/duck-eggs-....
Sorry, no I can't without a long search. I think it's fine eating 1 duck egg well cooked, but two not recommended. Do a search like I did if you really want to know. Put something in Google like 'can I eat two duck eggs'. I've already copied you the contents of what I read. You must do as you wish re duck eggs. No need to listen to me.
Jean
I prefer to relay on evidenced based information.
I also like to see the source of any information posted. It helps to give context to the comment.
Sounds great! Do local supermarkets sell, or do you have to go to a farm shop. Can’t drive for six weeks, since having my hip out and put back.Do they taste much different to chicken eggs?
I know Sainsbury definitely sells duck's eggs. Cake makers advocate using duck eggs because the yolk is larger than that of chicken's and therefore the cholesterol content should be higher.
I saw duck eggs for sale in Tesco the other day.
Waitrose usually stock them.
Ah right, I was surprised to see them in Tesco though.
They're so sweet aren't they.
Duck eggs are delicious so rich and creamy I’m buying some today if I can find them in Tesco. Thanks for the reminder
Mine were from Waitrose. They were in shorter supply when more people got into home baking as they apparently make better cakes! 🍰
I find Morrisons is a steady source of duck eggs, hubby scoffs them as he is allergic to chicken eggs.
I was brought up on a farm with a large duck pond and a variety of ducks. Sadly it was filled in on the whim of a manager. I did get to drive the catapillar doing the levelling though! 😁 Great fun at 12!
When I did rehab we were told that eggs had healthy cholesterol but stick to one a day. My average consumption of the duck eggs was 0.33/day. I await to see the aforementioned report.
Unfortunately the smoked salmon was unavailable for my supermarket delivery. But is ham highly processed? I accept salami, hot dogs, etc. and even reformed ham are but a piece of lean ham off the bone?
Tomato, lettuce and cucumber, and peppers when I have them. Lovely jubbly as Del Boy would say!
Some people may prefer duck eggs to bake with, I prefer chicken eggs. I make a fat free sponge, with duck eggs it's a fat free biscuit.
Moderation in all things 😊
Aren't scones made with butter?
According to BBC Good Food a typical scone contains 268kal, 10gm of fat (6gm saturated), 41gm carbs (8gm sugar), 1gm fibre,,6gm protein and 0.9gm salt. Definately needs are...
Would you mind posting the recipe. The only butter free recipes I've been able to find include milk & yoghurt. Just looked up pro active, isn't that a margarine?
The body’s cells are made from cholesterol to keep them from being water permeable. I am not one who believes in the lower cholesterol the better but moderation. A friend brags her cholesterol is only 3. Something 😳
As I live with non obstructive coronary artery disease, vasospastic angina my cardiac events are frequent.
16 admissions in 10 years. Usually each admission involves an 8 day hospital stay.
Moderation in all things balanced by my quality of life.
I given up caffeine as it's a trigger for my coronary vasospams.
My BM1 is 21, HbA1c low.
I exercise within my limitations.
I would be miserable eating a vegan diet, so I don't
😊
I was given a small dark chocolate egg over the weekend. Dare I eat a piece? 🤔
I ate the complete chocolate Easter Egg I bought and that was within a few hours of bringing it home. I'm afraid I'm addicted to goodies like that, so rarely buy them. 😔
I'v just been given half dozen.Afraod to taste one.Are they very different in flavour to hens'eggs?x
It's a somewhat richer taste than a free range Leghorn egg and significantly richer than an anemic battery produced egg. Personally I avoid battery hen eggs as I consider the conditions unacceptable! If you treated a dog like that the RSPCA would come down on you!
I agree entirely Michael.Always free range.Perhaps I’ll boil a duck egg to try it out cos I was impressed by the benefits and would never eat more than one a day anyway.x
Yes, You can definitely taste the difference but we get them free range from local people so not sure if that makes a difference. Though we only buy free range hen egg's from local people as well! Does that make sense? We also get free range goose eggs locally as well, they definitely taste differently, much creamier and they're massive!! I couldn't eat a whole one!!😋😋🤣
Going to try one today.You can only get free range eggs here which is good x
Enjoy xx
I have to admit I don't use margarine generally, I rarely use butter but do prefer it as I don't like the taste of margarine plus it a processed product which I try to svoid. But I'm happy to try it in a recipe though so would appreciate your wife's recipe if she doesn't mind. Again the only recipes I've found using pro active also includes buttermilk! I agree I don't think these things really do reduce cholesterol unless you're gonna consume gallons of the stuff for little gain!
I agree bout mass produced bread, we don't eat much bread but when we do we make our own. Look forward to trying out your wife's scones recipe.
I worked with a man who had ducks and brought the eggs in to work to sell. I took some home for mum and she used them in cake baking. (I come from a family of bakers). She told me they were only good for baking and not safe to eat as you would normally have (boiled, fried etc). This was some fifty years ago but I don’t buy them for that reason. Still Michael if you’ve had them before and have been ok then they must be ok I suppose.
I've had them poached loads of times, usually 2 at a time!! Never knew there was any issue with them at all until I read this thread.
Duck eggs make a fabulous egg custard of the type you put in a flan case😊😊
Can’t cook,won’t cook!!
I had a McDonalds sausage and egg Mc Muffin meal for breakfast....oh man ,it was tasty....ok...I know. ....but once a month?
I think it is allowed occasionally as a treat but others would disagree. My Easter Sunday roast was cancelled due to Covid so I treated myself to Fish 'n' Chips. I had the jumbo cod with the smallest portion of chips and a gherkin. And then duck eggs three days later - the food police are after me... 😱
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