There are many stories about "artificial eggs", and farmers in the vegetable market have only heard of but have never seen real "artificial eggs". There is also a video saying that "artificial eggs" have been mass-produced, and the cost is as low as 1 cent! For a while, the topic of "artificial eggs" once again aroused heated discussions.

Today, with the rapid development of science and technology, more and more "technological foods" appear on our tables, such as synthetic meat, fake drinks, high-tech meat buns, etc., which are called "technology and ruthlessness" by netizens.

So, as one of the essential ingredients in people's daily life, is there a possibility of "artificial eggs" in eggs?

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Yao Junfeng, a researcher at the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, watched the video and pointed out several "loopholes" in the video. He said the "artificial eggs" on display were likely to be eggs for display, products like sample dishes in restaurants that look very real but are not actually edible.

In addition, watching through the video and not being able to contact it directly will make people feel "confused with the line of sight". From a technical point of view, the cost of making an edible "artificial egg" is higher than the cost of raising eggs produced by chickens, and current technology cannot restore natural eggshells 1:1.

There is a lot of detail in the video, but the flash of the camera makes it difficult to observe the details of the "fake egg". The video may have the phenomenon of moving flowers and malicious rumors. The Shanghai rumor debunking platform also found that some scenes cited a college student making "artificial eggs" and claimed that a dime was a chicken egg.

In fact, the video only shows a demonstration at a university, where students simulate making more realistic eggs and egg whites, and there is no technology to actually produce artificial eggs or develop artificial eggs.

How to tell artificial eggs from regular eggs?

appearance

From the appearance, it is difficult for the average person to distinguish artificial eggs from ordinary eggs. Their shape, size, and color are consistent, and even the texture of the surface is carefully imitated by the manufacturer. Therefore, it is difficult to identify with the naked eye alone.

smell

If artificial eggs are spiced too much, they may smell strange. Therefore, those eggs that smell better than ordinary eggs are likely to be artificial eggs.

Break the shell

If you get an egg, try cracking it first. Once egg whites are found to be thinner than regular eggs, it may be because it is made of synthetic eggs. Of course, this approach is not foolproof, as manufacturers have begun to try to make synthetic proteins that are no different from natural proteins.

Price

Consumers can tell by price. Generally speaking, the price of similar goods varies greatly, either because the quality is different or there is some kind of problem. In contrast, artificial eggs are very cheap, but their internal content and nutrient content are unmatched compared to ordinary eggs.

3 types of eggs advise you to eat less

Half-boiled eggs

Half-boiled eggs, which have been popular on the table in recent years, have a smooth and tender taste that is addictive. However, there are many hidden dangers behind this delicacy.

Boiled or fried eggs are half-rare, and the yolk flows like melted gold, but this way of eating may give salmonella an opportunity. Salmonella is often found in most eggs, and if not thoroughly cooked during cooking, the remaining bacteria will stir up trouble, causing diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms, which will have a significant impact on the body.

Eggs heated for a long time

Many people think that it is inconceivable or unreasonable to heat eggs for too long to be harmful to health, but in fact there is a scientific basis for this.

If the egg is heated for too long, a dark green cysteine substance forms on the yolk surface. Although cysteine is not toxic, during continuous heating, it chemically reacts with other substances in the yolk to produce hydrogen sulfide, which is harmful to human health.

Cracked eggs, loose yolks

If the eggs we buy do not know when cracks appear, it is not recommended to continue eating. In other words, when you open the egg and find that the yolk has spread out, it means that the egg is not fresh enough to be eaten and not new.

Fresh eggs will have less nutritional value, and more importantly, cracked eggs may contain bacteria and salmonella, and eating them may cause food poisoning. Therefore, it is recommended to discard such eggs when encountering them in life.